Splendore delle virtuose giovani, page 13 (recto)
Designed by Iseppo Foresto, published by Jeronimo Calepino, Venice.
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Design composed of 3 vertical columns printed upon a grid. Left column is decorated in the center with a pot of flowers that is framed by a curvilinear shape formed out of coiling vines. Middle column is decorated with a central urn flanked by 2 composite male figures with plant stems for legs that form into coiling vines. Right column is decorated in the center with 2 symmetrical dragon heads that attach to coiling leaves and vines.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 3 vertical columns printed upon a grid. Left column is decorated in the center with a pot of flowers that is framed by a curvilinear shape formed out of coiling vines. Middle column is decorated with a central urn flanked by 2 composite male figures with plant stems for legs that form into coiling vines. Right column is decorated in the center with 2 symmetrical dragon heads that attach to coiling leaves and vines.
Artwork Details
- Title: Splendore delle virtuose giovani, page 13 (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(25)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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