La Gloria et l'Honore di Ponti Tagliati, E Ponti in Aere, page 13 (recto)

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 5 vertical columns printed upon a grid. First column is decorated with a pattern of circles, each containing a 4-petaled flower. Second column is decorated with a pattern of heart-shaped vines with a leaf at the center. Third column is decorated with a central wavy line that is framed on the top and bottom by halves of 6-petaled flowers. Fourth column is decorated with 2 intertwining lines forming oval shapes, each containing a different leaf or flower. Fifth column is decorated with a curving black vine with leaves at each point.

Artist

Matteo Pagano

Date

1556

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1929