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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 4 horizontal registers that are printed upon a grid. First register is decorated with a pattern of curving leaves that are connected to one another by horizontal bands. Second register is decorated with a wavy vine of an alternating pattern of black leaves and white dotted flowers. Third register is decorated with a coiling vine of leaves, acorns, and fruit. Fourth register is decorated with a coiling vine of primarily dotted white flowers and leaves.

Artist

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

Date

1567

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1928