Ornamento nobile...Fatta da Lucretia Romana (Libro V of the Corona), page 6 (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: Design is in the shape of a triangle with the top right corner left blank. It is decorated with vases of flowers flanked by man, bird, and plant composite creatures. There are also other floral elements and animals like a seated bear that are illustrated throughout the design.

Artist

Alessandro de' Vecchi|Cesare Vecellio

Date

1620

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933