1601
Town Venice,
Italy
Italy
Object qualities
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Objectillustration: Books Prints Ornament & Architecture
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Author of the objectCesare Vecellio
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumWoodcut
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SizeOverall: 5 1/2 x 7 11/16 in. (14 x 19.5 cm)
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Geography detailsPublished in
Town Venice,
Italy -
Country today
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Date1601
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 Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice, Venice.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 2 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated with 3 triangles: left triangle is ornamented with a composite man and plant creature holding a plate of 3 fish, middle triangle is ornamented with a crowned female figure flanked on both sides by a dog, right triangle is ornamented with a flower flanked by 2 lions; above the triangles are 2 circles, each framing a 4-petaled flower. Bottom register is decorated in the center with a fountain that is flanked on either side by a composite male figure with bird wings and a plant stem for his lower half that coils outward; a bird sits upon each coil.