Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 61 (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 rounded triangular motifs that are ornamented with a different figures surrounded by a vine of leaves and flowers that forms either an oval (on the left and right) or a diamond (in the center). Bottom register is decorated with a figure that is connect to a vine that is attached to a dragon eating fruit; on the right, a dog is illustrated walking through a curving vine.

Artist

Cesare Vecellio

Date

1601

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1918