Ornamento delle belle & virtuose donne, page 8 (recto)

Matteo Pagano|Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd

1554 · Woodcut · Drawings and Prints

Ornamento delle belle & virtuose donne, page 8 (recto) — Matteo Pagano|Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd

Published by Matteo Pagano, Italian, 1515-1588, Venice, 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 a pattern of 4-petaled flowers that form diamonds with a floral element in the center. Right column is decorated with 2 patterned sections separated by a blank line in the middle, which come together to form an image of an urn at the bottom.

Artist
Matteo Pagano|Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd
Date
1554
Medium
Woodcut
Department
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1921