Splendore delle virtuose giovani, page 6 (verso)

Iseppo Foresto|Jeronimo Calepino

1564 · Woodcut · Drawings and Prints

Designed by Iseppo Foresto, published by Jeronimo Calepino, Venice. From top to bottom, and left to right: Design composed of 3 vertical columns printed upon a grid. Left column is decorated with an ornamented vase flanked by 2 white dotted dolphins that turn into vines that curve outward and terminate with a black bird wing. Middle column is decorated with a central interlace pattern containing a 4-petaled flower, which is flanked by leaves and grape bunches. Right column is decorated with a black interlace pattern overlaid with 2 sets of white dotted leaves.

Artist

Iseppo Foresto|Jeronimo Calepino

Date

1564

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1921