-
Objectillustration: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
-
Author of the objectGiovanni Ostaus
-
Type of arts & crafts
-
MediumWoodcut
-
SizeOverall: 6 5/16 x 8 7/16 in. (16 x 21.5 cm)
-
Geography details
Italy -
Country today
-
Date1567
-
Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
-
Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
-
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. Top register is decorated in the center with a pot from which curving vines of leaves emanate; interspersed throughout the vines are a unicorn, squirrel, fox, and deer. Middle register is decorated in the center with a standing rabbit that holds 2 curving vines of leaves; amongst the foliage are a prancing deer, fox, and buck. Bottom register is decorated in the center with a vase of flowers that have curving stems of leaves; birds, rabbits, squirrels, and insects exist among the foliage.