La Gloria et l'Honore di Ponti Tagliati, E Ponti in Aere, page 3 (verso)
Published by Matteo Pagano, Italian, 1515-1588, Venice.
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Design composed of 6 vertical columns printed upon a grid. First column is decorated with curving vines with leaves that are solid black and white with dots. Second column is decorated with a pattern of twisting leaves that form a coiling line. Third column is decorated with a curving vine of leaves. Fourth column is decorated with a curving vine of black leaves, white dotted leaves, a 4-petaled flower, an acorn, and a piece of fruit. Fifth column is decorated with a curving vine of 2- and 3-sided leaves. Sixth column is decorated with vines that create an alternating pattern of backward and frontward 'S's.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 6 vertical columns printed upon a grid. First column is decorated with curving vines with leaves that are solid black and white with dots. Second column is decorated with a pattern of twisting leaves that form a coiling line. Third column is decorated with a curving vine of leaves. Fourth column is decorated with a curving vine of black leaves, white dotted leaves, a 4-petaled flower, an acorn, and a piece of fruit. Fifth column is decorated with a curving vine of 2- and 3-sided leaves. Sixth column is decorated with vines that create an alternating pattern of backward and frontward 'S's.
Artwork Details
- Title: La Gloria et l'Honore di Ponti Tagliati, E Ponti in Aere, page 3 (verso)
- Publisher: Matteo Pagano (Italian, 1515–1588) , Venice
- Date: 1556
- Medium: Woodcut
- Dimensions: Overall: 8 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. (21 x 15.5 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1929
- Object Number: 29.59.1(6)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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