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 3 horizontal registers that are printed upon a grid. Top register is decorated with a pattern of interlace motifs formed by vines and leaves. Middle register is decorated in the center with a pot of flowers that is flanked on either side by a griffon followed by a circle framing a 2-headed bird (left side) or a siren (right side). Bottom register is decorated with a pattern of diamonds superimposed with an ‘X’, which is then surrounded by other geometric motifs.