Prima Parte de' Fiori, e Disegni di varie sorti di Ricami Moderni, page 6 (recto)
Written by Giovanni Battista Ciotti, published by Francesco de' Franceschi, Italian, active 16th century.
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Design composed of 3 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated with ornamented squares containing an alternating pattern of circles with an X through the middle and ovals with a diagonal line through the middle. Middle register is decorated with triangles ornamented with different floral and linear patterns that form a zigzagging line in between them. Bottom register is decorated with small squares containing a different circular or floral motif.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 3 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated with ornamented squares containing an alternating pattern of circles with an X through the middle and ovals with a diagonal line through the middle. Middle register is decorated with triangles ornamented with different floral and linear patterns that form a zigzagging line in between them. Bottom register is decorated with small squares containing a different circular or floral motif.
Artwork Details
- Title: Prima Parte de' Fiori, e Disegni di varie sorti di Ricami Moderni, page 6 (recto)
- Author: Giovanni Battista Ciotti (Italian, born Siena, ca. 1560)
- Publisher: Francesco de' Franceschi (Italian, active 16th century)
- Published in: Venice
- Date: 1591
- Medium: Woodcut
- Dimensions: Overall: 5 5/16 x 7 5/16 in. (13.5 x 18.5 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
- Object Number: 33.64.2(7)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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