La Gloria et l'Honore di Ponti Tagliati, E Ponti in Aere, page 6 (verso)

Matteo Pagano

1556 · Woodcut · Drawings and Prints

Published by Matteo Pagano, Italian, 1515-1588, Venice. From top to bottom, and left to right: Design composed of 3 vertical columns printed upon a grid. Left column is decorated with a wavy vine with a 3-sided white dotted leaf under each curve. Middle column is decorated with a central fountain element that is flanked on either side by a female composite figure whose lower half forms a plant stem. Right column is decorated with heart-shaped vines that connect to a central diamond element containing a 4-petaled flower.

Artist

Matteo Pagano

Date

1556

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1929