Ornamento delle belle & virtuose donne, page 21 (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 4 horizontal registers. First register is decorated with 2 peacocks. Second register is decorated with 4 birds, paired in 2 groups, surrounding different floral motifs. Third register is decorated with a bird, swan, crow, and another bird in flight. Fourth register is decorated with 2 dogs, a lion, and a deer, all moving toward the right.

Artist

Matteo Pagano|Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd

Date

1554

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1921