Lucidario di Recami, page 15 (verso)
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Design composed of 4 vertical columns printed upon a grid. First column is decorated in the center with a fountain that is framed inside of a hexagonal shape with two vines forming heart shapes at its sides. Second column is decorated with 2 curving vines with flowers that are at attached in the center by a horizontal band. Third column is decorated in the center with a flower that is flanked on either side by a rabbit that has a tail forming a leaf to a vine. Fourth column is decorated in the center with a flower that is flanked on either side by a dragon with a tail that forms into a nude male figure with an arm that becomes a coiling vine and leaf.
Artwork Details
- Title: Lucidario di Recami, page 15 (verso)
- Designer: Iseppo Foresto (Italian, active Venice, 1557)
- Publisher: Jeronimo Calepino , 1564
- Published in: Venice
- Date: 1564
- Medium: Woodcut
- Dimensions: Overall: 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (20 x 15 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
- Object Number: 21.45.3(30)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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