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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 an alternating pattern of a diagonal line and 2 stacked squares ornamented with a floral motif. Second register is decorated with an alternating pattern of an 'X' and sideways 'S' motif. Third register is decorated with 2 overlapping lines forming ovals, and inside of each one is a 4-petaled flower. Fourth register is decorated with a central zigzagging line; placed above and below the line are various 4-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