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Giovanni Battista Ciotti|Nicolo Moretti|Francesco de' Franceschi

1591 · Woodcut · Drawings and Prints

Written by Giovanni Battista Ciotti, printed by Nicolo Moretti, Venice, published by Francesco de' Franceschi, Italian, active 16th century. From top to bottom, and left to right: Design composed of 3 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated with squares ornamented with an alternating pattern of a circle with an 'X' through it and a quatrefoil with a diagonal line through it. Middle register is decorated with an alternating pattern of right-side up and upside-down triangle motifs, which are ornamented with different linear and floral patterns. Bottom register is decorated with squares ornamented with various floral motifs.

Artist

Giovanni Battista Ciotti|Nicolo Moretti|Francesco de' Franceschi

Date

1591

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Mary M. Greenwood, in memory of Eliza Rudd Greenwood, 1953