1530
Italy
Object qualities
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Objectillustration: Books Prints Ornament & Architecture
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Author of the objectGiovanni Antonio Tagliente
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumWoodcut
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SizeOverall: 7 13/16 x 6 3/16 x 3/8 in. (19.8 x 15.7 x 1 cm)
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Geography details
Italy -
Country today
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Date1530
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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Written by Giovanni Antonio Tagliente, Italian, Venice ca. 1465-1527 Venice, published by Giovanantonio e i fratelli da Sabbio Venice.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
design composed of 2 horizontal registers: top and bottom appear very similar, but have slight alterations. Top register is decorated with diamonds that have white ‘x’ in center and bottom register is decorated with diamonds that are made up of even smaller diamonds with no ‘x’ in center.