Ornamento delle belle & virtuose donne, page 20 (recto)

Matteo Pagano|Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd

1554 · Woodcut · Drawings and Prints

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 3 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated with a pattern of curving leaves connected together by diamonds strung on a straight line. Middle register is decorated with a pattern of zigzagging lines ornamented with sideways 'S's; the lines also have flowers stemming from each point. Bottom register is decorated with an alternating pattern of 'X's followed by thicker 'XX's.

Artist

Matteo Pagano|Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd

Date

1554

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1921