La Gloria et l'Honore di Ponti Tagliati, E Ponti in Aere, page 8 (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 is composed of 2 vertical columns printed upon a grid. Left column is wider and is decorated with a central female composite figure whose lower half is formed of plant stems that curve outward and connect to 2 coiling vines with leaves and grapes; the central image is framed on the top and bottom by other floral and foliage elements. Right column is narrower and is decorated with a curving vine with an alternating pattern of 3-sided black and white dotted leaves.

Artist

Matteo Pagano

Date

1556

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1929