Giardineto novo di punti tagliati et gropposi per exercitio & ornamento delle donne (Venice 1554), page 3 (recto)
Published by Matteo Pagano, Italian, 1515-1588, bound by Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd, British, active London after 1821.
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Design composed of 5 vertical columns, each of which is 3 lines wide, printed upon a grid. First column is decorated with alternating pattern of black diamonds and black 'X's, which are formed by a series of black triangles. Second column is decorated with a zigzagging line of black triangles. Third column is decorated with a hexagonal pattern of black triangles connected together by a vertical line formed by black triangles. Fourth column is decorated with a pattern of large black triangles formed by smaller ones that are ornamented with a white circular pattern. Fifth column is decorated with a pattern of black triangles forming 4-petaled flowers.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 5 vertical columns, each of which is 3 lines wide, printed upon a grid. First column is decorated with alternating pattern of black diamonds and black 'X's, which are formed by a series of black triangles. Second column is decorated with a zigzagging line of black triangles. Third column is decorated with a hexagonal pattern of black triangles connected together by a vertical line formed by black triangles. Fourth column is decorated with a pattern of large black triangles formed by smaller ones that are ornamented with a white circular pattern. Fifth column is decorated with a pattern of black triangles forming 4-petaled flowers.
Artwork Details
- Title: Giardineto novo di punti tagliati et gropposi per exercitio & ornamento delle donne (Venice 1554), page 3 (recto)
- Publisher: Matteo Pagano (Italian, 1515–1588)
- Binder: Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd (British, active London after 1821)
- Date: 1554
- Medium: Woodcut
- Dimensions: 7-5/8 x 6-3/8 x 1/4 in. (19.4 x 16.2 x 0.6 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
- Object Number: 21.15.1bis(5)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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