La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 30 (verso)
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 3 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated in the center with a composite woman, bird, and plant creature from which emanate curving stems of leaves that terminate into a winged putto on each side. Middle register is decorated with 2 composite man, bird, and plant figures that each feed a griffon fruit. Bottom register is decorated in the center with a grotesque head that is held by 2 winged putto and plant figures.
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