Ornamento nobile...Fatta da Lucretia Romana (Libro V of the Corona), title page (recto)
Alessandro de' Vecchi|Cesare Vecellio
1620 · Woodcut · Drawings and Prints
Written by Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice, published by Alessandro de' Vecchi. From top to bottom, and left to right: Title printed in black. Below title is a scene depicting a robed female statue standing on a tortoise and holding a round object in her right hand. In the background on the left are two women sewing textiles, and on the right is a man sculpting another statue. Surrounding this scene are borders ornamented with different floral motifs.
- Artist
- Alessandro de' Vecchi|Cesare Vecellio
- Date
- 1620
- Medium
- Woodcut
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
