1564
Town Venice,
Italy
Italy
Object qualities
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Objectillustration: Books Prints Ornament & Architecture
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Author of the objectIseppo Foresto
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumWoodcut
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SizeOverall: 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (20 x 15 cm)
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Geography detailsPublished in
Town Venice,
Italy -
Country today
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Date1564
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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Designed by Iseppo Foresto, published by Jeronimo Calepino, 1564.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 3 vertical columns; each column is printed upon a grid. Left column is decorated in the center with an interlace motif formed by coiling vines at its sides. Middle column is decorated in the center with a flower that is flanked on both sides by a composite creature with a lion head, bird wings, and female human chest that forms part of the stem that coils outward at the sides and terminates with another composite creature. Right column is decorated with 2 curving vines, partially formed by a dragon, which attach to a ram’s head in the center.
