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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 6 horizontal registers. First register is decorated with a pattern of 3 interlace motifs in the shape of a quatrefoil. Second register is decorated with a pattern of flowers that are connected in pairs by their intertwining stems. Third register is decorated with a pattern of diamonds that each frame a 4-petaled flower in the center. Fourth register is decorated with a pattern of flowers with stems that form a heart shape around them. Fifth register is decorated with a pattern of flower with curving leaves that encircle them. Sixth register is decorated with an interlace pattern formed by several intertwining lines.

Artist

Matteo Pagano

Date

1563

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937