La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 33 (recto)

Publisher Giovanni Ostaus Italian
 Woodcut of Lucrezia designed by Giuseppe Salviati (Giuseppe Porta, called Il Salviati) Italian

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Published by Giovanni Ostaus, Venice, woodcut of Lucrezia designed by Giuseppe Salviati (Giuseppe Porta, called Il Salviati), Italian, Castelnuova di Garfagnana ca. 1520-1575 Venice.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 5 horizontal registers. First register is decorated with a straight line that has 6 groups of coils wrapped around it. Second register is decorated with a pattern of sideways 'S' motifs. Third register is decorated with a wavy vine of 6-petaled flowers, leaves, and acorns. Fourth register is decorated with a pattern of overlapping diamonds motifs. Fifth register is decorated with a pattern of overlapping hexagons that are ornamented with coils.

La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 33 (recto), Giovanni Ostaus (Italian, active Venice ca. 1554–91) , Venice, Woodcut

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