Le Pompe: Opera Nova, page 12 (verso)

Giovanni Battista & Marchio Sessa

1557 · Woodcut · Drawings and Prints

Published by Giovanni Battista & Marchio Sessa, Venice. From top to bottom, and left to right: Design is for bobbin lace and is composed of 2 vertical columns. Left column is decorated with a base ornamented with various diamond motifs with 3 triangular motifs at top that are separated by 2 smaller floral motifs. Right column is decorated with a base ornamented with a pattern of 'S's and diamonds with 3 triangular motifs at top.

Artist

Giovanni Battista & Marchio Sessa

Date

1557

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937