Giardineto novo di punti tagliati et gropposi per exercitio & ornamento delle donne (Venice 1554), page 7 (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 2 vertical columns printed upon a grid. Left column is decorated with an interlace motif, followed by an 'X', and ending with a 4-petaled flower; all motifs are formed by black triangles. Right column is decorated with a diamond containing a vase holding a 5-leafed plant followed by an ornamented backward 'S'.

Artist

Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd|Matteo Pagano

Date

1554

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1921