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Giovanni Ostaus|Giuseppe Salviati (Giuseppe Porta, called Il Salviati)

1567 · Woodcut · Drawings and Prints

Published by Giovanni Ostaus, Venice, woodcut of Lucrezia designed by Giuseppe Salviati (Giuseppe Porta, called Il Salviati), Italian, Castelnuova di Garfagnana ca. 1520-1575 Venice. From top to bottom, and left to right: Design composed of 5 horizontal registers that are printed upon a grid. First register is decorated with a curving vine of leaves and flowers. Second register is decorated with 2 intertwining vines forming ovals, inside of which is a flower, fruit, or an acorn. Third register is decorated with a curving vine of leaves, fruit, and an acorn. Fourth register is decorated with a curving vine of leaves and 4-petaled flowers. Fifth register is decorated with a coiling vine of leaves and 6-petaled flowers.

Artist

Giovanni Ostaus|Giuseppe Salviati (Giuseppe Porta, called Il Salviati)

Date

1567

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1928