Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 43 (recto)

Cesare Vecellio

1601 · Woodcut · Drawings and Prints

Published by Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice, Venice. From top to bottom, and left to right: Design composed of 4 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated with a pattern of 2 composite male figures with deer legs flanking another male figure with a plant stem for legs. Second register is decorated with an alternating pattern of a 4-petaled flower framed inside a diamond and a 4-petaled flower framed inside a circle. Third register is decorated with an alternating pattern of a triangular motif with a fleur-de-lis at the top followed by a flower. Fourth register is decorated with a pattern of composite creatures flanking a vase and seated putti.

Artist

Cesare Vecellio

Date

1601

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1918