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