ca. 1532
Italy
Object qualities
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Objectillustration: Books Prints Ornament & Architecture
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Author of the objectAlessandro Paganino
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumWoodcut
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SizeOverall: 8 3/8 x 5 7/8 x 3/16 in. (21.2 x 14.9 x 0.5 cm)
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Geography details
Italy -
Country today
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Dateca. 1532
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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Published by Alessandro Paganini, Italian, active 16th century.
Embroidery design decorated with curving vines and different kinds of birds. There are two composite creatures with human faces and serpentine bodies at very bottom of the design.
