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Giovanni Ostaus

1557 · Woodcut · Drawings and Prints

Published by Giovanni Ostaus, Venice. From top to bottom, and left to right: Alphabet printed in black, missing letters: "J" and "U". Each letter is surrounded by decorative motifs. At bottom of design are curving grape vines that stem out of vase in center. Illustrated among the vines are putti and birds.

Artist

Giovanni Ostaus

Date

1557

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Mary M. Greenwood, in memory of Eliza Rudd Greenwood, 1953