Corona delle Nobile et Virtuose Donne, Libro Terzo, page 11 (recto)
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Design composed of 2 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated with 3 triangles: left triangle is ornamented with a composite man and plant creature that holds 3 fish upon a platter, middle triangle is ornamented with a figure resembling a queen that is flanked on both sides by a small animals, right triangle is ornamented with a tall flower that is flanked on either side by a standing lion. Bottom register is decorated in the center with a fountain that is surrounded on both sides by 2 grotesque figures characterized by a man's upper body, bird's wing, and a dragon's lower half that has a tail that transforms into a coiling vine, upon which a bird is perched.
Artwork Details
- Title: Corona delle Nobile et Virtuose Donne, Libro Terzo, page 11 (recto)
- Designer: Cesare Vecellio (Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521–1601 Venice) , Venice
- Publisher: Alessandro de' Vecchi (Italian, active Venice, 1570–1629) , Venice
- Date: 1620
- Medium: Woodcut
- Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/2 x 7 11/16 in. (14 x 19.5 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Gift of the Guild of Book Workers, 1960
- Object Number: 60.718.1(12)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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