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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. Top register is decorated with a pattern of interlace motifs formed by vines and leaves. Middle register is decorated in the center with a pot of flowers that is flanked on either side by a griffon followed by a circle framing a 2-headed bird (left side) or a siren (right side). Bottom register is decorated with a pattern of diamonds superimposed with an 'X', which is then surrounded by other geometric motifs.

Artist

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

Date

1567

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1928