Giardineto novo di punti tagliati et gropposi per exercitio & ornamento delle donne (Venice 1554), page 4 (recto)

Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd|Matteo Pagano

1554 · Woodcut · Drawings and Prints

Published by Matteo Pagano, Italian, 1515-1588, bound by Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd, British, active London after 1821. From top to bottom, and left to right: Design composed of 4 vertical columns, each is 4 lines wide, printed upon a grid. First column is decorated with an alternating pattern of 'X's with a flower at the center and ornamented vases; both motifs are formed by black triangles. Second column is decorated with a pattern of 2 intertwining lines formed by black triangles. Third column is decorated with wavy line of black triangles, which has a 4-petaled flower motif interspersed throughout the pattern. Fourth column is decorated with a geometrically-shaped line formed of black triangles.

Artist

Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd|Matteo Pagano

Date

1554

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1921