Lucidario di Recami, title page (verso)
Designed by Iseppo Foresto, published by Jeronimo Calepino, 1564.
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Design composed of 4 vertical columns. First column is decorated in the center with an urn flanked on the sides by a curving vine with leaves and acorns. Second column is decorated in the center with a 3-petaled flower with stems that curve outward at the sides. Third column is decorated with 2 curving vines that twist together in the center; among these vines are 2 reclining female nudes. Fourth column is decorated with a wavy vine with an alternating pattern of leaves and urns.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 4 vertical columns. First column is decorated in the center with an urn flanked on the sides by a curving vine with leaves and acorns. Second column is decorated in the center with a 3-petaled flower with stems that curve outward at the sides. Third column is decorated with 2 curving vines that twist together in the center; among these vines are 2 reclining female nudes. Fourth column is decorated with a wavy vine with an alternating pattern of leaves and urns.
Artwork Details
- Title: Lucidario di Recami, title page (verso)
- Designer: Iseppo Foresto (Italian, active Venice, 1557)
- Publisher: Jeronimo Calepino , 1564
- Published in: Venice
- Date: 1564
- Medium: Woodcut
- Dimensions: Overall: 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (20 x 15 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
- Object Number: 21.45.3(2)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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