Ornamento nobile...Fatta da Lucretia Romana (Libro V of the Corona), title page (recto)

1620

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Written by Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice, published by Alessandro de' Vecchi.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Title printed in black. Below title is a scene depicting a robed female statue standing on a tortoise and holding a round object in her right hand. In the background on the left are two women sewing textiles, and on the right is a man sculpting another statue. Surrounding this scene are borders ornamented with different floral motifs.

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Title: Ornamento nobile...Fatta da Lucretia Romana (Libro V of the Corona), title page (recto)
Author: Cesare Vecellio (Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521–1601 Venice)
Publisher: Alessandro de' Vecchi (Italian, active Venice, 1570–1629)
Date: 1620
Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions: Overall: 12 3/16 x 8 1/4 in. (31 x 21 cm)
Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
Object Number: 33.64.1(1)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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