1556
Italy
Object qualities
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Objectillustration: Books Prints Ornament & Architecture
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Author of the objectMatteo Pagano
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumWoodcut
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SizeOverall: 8 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. (21 x 15.5 cm)
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Geography details
Italy -
Country today
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Date1556
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 Matteo Pagano, Italian, 1515-1588, Venice.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 6 vertical columns printed upon a grid. First column is decorated with curving vines with leaves that are solid black and white with dots. Second column is decorated with a pattern of twisting leaves that form a coiling line. Third column is decorated with a curving vine of leaves. Fourth column is decorated with a curving vine of black leaves, white dotted leaves, a 4-petaled flower, an acorn, and a piece of fruit. Fifth column is decorated with a curving vine of 2- and 3-sided leaves. Sixth column is decorated with vines that create an alternating pattern of backward and frontward ‘S’s.