Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 49 (recto)
Published by Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice, Venice.
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Design composed of 2 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated with a coiling vine of leaves that forms a figure-8 shape, which is superimposed by a spotted bird on the right side. Bottom register is decorated in the center with a vase of flowers that is flanked on both sides by a composite creature with a human face, lion body, and bird wing; this creature's tail attaches to the flower that exists on its outer side.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 2 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated with a coiling vine of leaves that forms a figure-8 shape, which is superimposed by a spotted bird on the right side. Bottom register is decorated in the center with a vase of flowers that is flanked on both sides by a composite creature with a human face, lion body, and bird wing; this creature's tail attaches to the flower that exists on its outer side.
Artwork Details
- Title: Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 49 (recto)
- Publisher: Cesare Vecellio (Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521–1601 Venice)
- Published in: Venice
- Date: 1601
- Medium: Woodcut
- Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/2 x 7 11/16 in. (14 x 19.5 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
- Object Number: 18.67.2(50)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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