Ghirlanda: Di sei vaghi fiori scielti da piu famosi Giardini d'Italia, page 22 (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 a variation of the alphabet is printed and one line of calligraphic text. At the beginning and end of all the text are twisting linear motifs. Surrounding this middle section on the top, left, and right side are rounded triangular motifs ornamented with different foliage patterns; along that bottom side is a border divided into squares that are ornamented with a floral pattern.
Calligraphy by Antonello Bertozzi and Sebastian Zanella, scribes of Padua.
Design is composed of a central rectangle upon which a variation of the alphabet is printed and one line of calligraphic text. At the beginning and end of all the text are twisting linear motifs. Surrounding this middle section on the top, left, and right side are rounded triangular motifs ornamented with different foliage patterns; along that bottom side is a border divided into squares that are ornamented with a floral pattern.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ghirlanda: Di sei vaghi fiori scielti da piu famosi Giardini d'Italia, page 22 (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(29)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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