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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 3 horizontal registers that are printed upon a grid. Each register begins with a different floral and foliage pattern, which then terminates in a different image. Top register ends with a bird, middle register ends with a blindfolded cupid figure holding a bow and arrow, and bottom register ends with a vase.

Artist

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

Date

1567

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1928