Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 86 (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 3 triangles: left and right triangles are ornamented with a cherub aiming a bow and arrow downward, and the middle triangle is ornamented with a double-headed bird surrounded by foliage. Bottom register is decorated with 3 squares: left and right squares are decorated with a cherub aiming a bow and arrow upwards, and the middle square is decorated with 2 nude figures flanking a shield upon which a bird is illustrated.

Artist

Cesare Vecellio

Date

1601

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1918