Lucidario di Recami, page 12 (verso)
Designed by Iseppo Foresto, published by Jeronimo Calepino, 1564.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
First half of a double-page design composed of 3 sections. First section occupies the top half and is decorated with a curving grape vine with leaves and dotted fruit, printed upon a gridded background. Second section occupies the majority of the bottom half and is decorated in the center with an upside-down vase that is flanked by curving vines on the sides and a vine with acorns and fruit on the top. Third section occupies the bottom right corner and is decorated with an interlace motif formed by vines, which is printed upon a gridded background.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
First half of a double-page design composed of 3 sections. First section occupies the top half and is decorated with a curving grape vine with leaves and dotted fruit, printed upon a gridded background. Second section occupies the majority of the bottom half and is decorated in the center with an upside-down vase that is flanked by curving vines on the sides and a vine with acorns and fruit on the top. Third section occupies the bottom right corner and is decorated with an interlace motif formed by vines, which is printed upon a gridded background.
Artwork Details
- Title: Lucidario di Recami, page 12 (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(24)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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