Lucidario di Recami, page 8 (verso)
Designed by Iseppo Foresto, published by Jeronimo Calepino, 1564.
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Design composed of 4 vertical columns; each column is printed upon a grid. First column is decorated in the center with an urn that is flanked on both sides by a curving vine of leaves, flowers, and acorns. Second column is decorated in the center with an urn framed within a quatrefoil that is surrounded on both sides by a griffon with one paw that forms a leaf. Third column is decorated in the center with an urn that is flanked by curving vines and birds. Fourth column is decorated in the center with a flower that has stems curving outward.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 4 vertical columns; each column is printed upon a grid. First column is decorated in the center with an urn that is flanked on both sides by a curving vine of leaves, flowers, and acorns. Second column is decorated in the center with an urn framed within a quatrefoil that is surrounded on both sides by a griffon with one paw that forms a leaf. Third column is decorated in the center with an urn that is flanked by curving vines and birds. Fourth column is decorated in the center with a flower that has stems curving outward.
Artwork Details
- Title: Lucidario di Recami, page 8 (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(16)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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