Splendore delle virtuose giovani, page 7 (recto)
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Design composed of 3 vertical columns; only right column is printed upon a grid. Left column consists of a central section that is decorated in the middle with a white dotted flower with curving stems and leaves; the central section is framed on the top and bottom by a border ornamented with other intertwining vines with leaves. Middle column is decorated with a wavy vine with an alternating pattern of white dotted leaves and solid black leaves. Right column is decorated with a central interlace pattern that is flanked on either side by curving vines of leaves and flowers.
Artwork Details
- Title: Splendore delle virtuose giovani, page 7 (recto)
- Designer: Iseppo Foresto (Italian, active Venice, 1557)
- Publisher: Jeronimo Calepino , Venice
- Published in: Venice
- Date: 1564
- Medium: Woodcut
- Dimensions: Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (19 x 14 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
- Object Number: 21.45.2(13)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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