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Matteo Pagano

1563 · Woodcut · Drawings and Prints

Published by Matteo Pagano, Italian, 1515-1588, Venice. From top to bottom, and left to right: Design composed of 2 horizontal sections that are separated in the center by a narrow white register. Top section is decorated with a curving vine of leaves from which hangs a tassle (?) that has a charm in the form of a sun with a face. Bottom section is decorated with a curving carnivorous plant that wraps around a torch of fire; at each side of the plant is an ornamented pot.

Artist

Matteo Pagano

Date

1563

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937