Splendore delle virtuose giovani, page 11 (recto)

Designer Iseppo Foresto Italian
Publisher Jeronimo Calepino Italian
1564
Not on view
Designed by Iseppo Foresto, published by Jeronimo Calepino, Venice.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 3 vertical columns printed upon a grid. Left column consists of 3 circles, each containing a different floral motif. Middle column is decorated with a curving vine of black-and-white flowers. Right column is decorated in the center with a 2-headed bird that is flanked by on both sides by a nude man, dog, and urn, around which a dotted leaf curves.

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  • Title: Splendore delle virtuose giovani, page 11 (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(21)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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