Lucidario di Recami, page 11 (verso)
Designed by Iseppo Foresto, published by Jeronimo Calepino, 1564.
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Design composed of 2 vertical columns; only left column is printed upon a grid. Left column is decorated with 2 branches with leaves and acorns that flank an upside-down rooster. Right column consists of a central section that is decorated with a pattern of curving vines forming heart shapes with 2 dolphin heads at the bottom; this central section is framed on the top and bottom by a border ornamented with vines of leaves and grapes.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 2 vertical columns; only left column is printed upon a grid. Left column is decorated with 2 branches with leaves and acorns that flank an upside-down rooster. Right column consists of a central section that is decorated with a pattern of curving vines forming heart shapes with 2 dolphin heads at the bottom; this central section is framed on the top and bottom by a border ornamented with vines of leaves and grapes.
Artwork Details
- Title: Lucidario di Recami, page 11 (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(22)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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