Ghirlanda: Di sei vaghi fiori scielti da piu famosi Giardini d'Italia, page 11 (recto)
Designed by Pietro Paulo Tozzi, published by Libraria del Giesu, Padua.
Calligraphy by Antonello Bertozzi and Sebastian Zanella, scribes of Padua.
Design is composed of a central rectangle upon which calligraphic text is printed in black. Immediately following the text is a twisting linear motif. Surrounding this middle section is a decorative border comprised of 2 levels of geometric and linear motifs.
Calligraphy by Antonello Bertozzi and Sebastian Zanella, scribes of Padua.
Design is composed of a central rectangle upon which calligraphic text is printed in black. Immediately following the text is a twisting linear motif. Surrounding this middle section is a decorative border comprised of 2 levels of geometric and linear motifs.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ghirlanda: Di sei vaghi fiori scielti da piu famosi Giardini d'Italia, page 11 (recto)
- Designer: Pietro Paulo Tozzi (Italian, active 1593–1628)
- Publisher: Libraria del Giesu , Padua
- Date: October 1, 1604
- Medium: Etching and drawing
- Dimensions: Overall: 5 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (15 x 20 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922
- Object Number: 22.66.5(18)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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