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 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (19 x 14 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, Venice.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 3 vertical columns printed upon a grid. Left column is decorated with a curving vine of leaves characterized by a white dotted 3-sided leaf in the center. Middle column is decorated with a central curvilinear shape with intertwining leaves that connect to vines at the top. Right column is decorated in the center with an ornamented urn that is flanked on either side by coiling vines with leaves.
