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Alessandro de' Vecchi|Cesare Vecellio

1620 · Woodcut · Drawings and Prints

Designed by Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice, Venice, published by Alessandro de' Vecchi, Italian, active 17th century, Venice. From top to bottom, and left to right: Design composed of 2 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated with 3 squares: left square is ornamented with a diamond framing a flower, middle square is ornamented with a quatrefoil framing an unicorn, right square is ornamented with an octagonal shape framing a flower. Bottom register is decorated with 4 squares; each square is ornamented in the center with a diverse floral motif.

Artist

Alessandro de' Vecchi|Cesare Vecellio

Date

1620

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of the Guild of Book Workers, 1960