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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 flowers (left and right flowers have 5 petals and middle flower has 3 petals) that are each separated by a smaller floral or foliage element. Bottom register is decorated with a central 5-petaled flower that hangs upside down and is characterized by stems that curve outward; underneath each curve is another flower.

Artist

Alessandro de' Vecchi|Cesare Vecellio

Date

1620

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of the Guild of Book Workers, 1960