Splendore delle virtuose giovani, page 9 (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 in the center with a 4-petaled flower enclosed in a diamond that forms part of 2 intertwining vines with leaves. Middle column is decorated with a central floral element that is flanked on both sides by a lion with a spotted body, which sits upon a vine that coils outward. Right column is decorated with a central interlace motif formed by black lines with whtie dots, flanked by foliage on both sides.

Artist

Iseppo Foresto|Jeronimo Calepino

Date

1564

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1921