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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. First register is decorated with a straight line that has 6 groups of coils wrapped around it. Second register is decorated with a pattern of sideways 'S' motifs. Third register is decorated with a wavy vine of 6-petaled flowers, leaves, and acorns. Fourth register is decorated with a pattern of overlapping diamonds motifs. Fifth register is decorated with a pattern of overlapping hexagons that are ornamented with coils.

Artist

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

Date

1567

Medium

Woodcut

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1928