Splendore delle virtuose giovani, page 9 (recto)
Designed by Iseppo Foresto, published by Jeronimo Calepino, Venice.
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Design composed of 3 vertical columns; only left column is printed upon a grid. Left column is decorated with a vase in the center that is flanked by 2 reclining female composite figures with leaves for legs that turn into coiling vines with leaves. Middle column is decorated with a wavy vine with an alternating pattern of flowers and white dotted leaves. Right column is decorated with a grotesque head in the center to which 2 coiling vines with leaves and grapes are attached.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 3 vertical columns; only left column is printed upon a grid. Left column is decorated with a vase in the center that is flanked by 2 reclining female composite figures with leaves for legs that turn into coiling vines with leaves. Middle column is decorated with a wavy vine with an alternating pattern of flowers and white dotted leaves. Right column is decorated with a grotesque head in the center to which 2 coiling vines with leaves and grapes are attached.
Artwork Details
- Title: Splendore delle virtuose giovani, page 9 (recto)
- Designer: Iseppo Foresto (Italian, active Venice, 1557)
- Publisher: Jeronimo Calepino , Venice
- Published in: Venice
- Date: 1564
- Medium: Woodcut
- Dimensions: Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (19 x 14 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
- Object Number: 21.45.2(17)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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