Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 78 (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 registers is decorated with 2 triangles: left triangle is ornamented with a nude figure sitting upon a wheel that is flanked on both sides by a serpentine creature and right triangle is ornamented with a nude cupid figure holding a bow while standing on top of a wheel. Bottom register is decorated in the center with a vase of flowers that is flanked on both sides by a bird and a seated dog.

Artist

Cesare Vecellio

Date

1601

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1918