Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 53 (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 2 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated with a coiling vine among which are a deer drinking from a fountain, a leopard biting part of the vine, and a deer standing on the other side; there are also birds and a snake at the top of the vine. Bottom register is decorated with a curving vine among which are a cherub with a bow and arrow, and a nude man holding a shield to protect his face from the flying arrow.

Artist

Cesare Vecellio

Date

1601

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1918