Italy
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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 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (20 x 15 cm)
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Geography detailsPublished in
Town Venice,
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Country today
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Date1564
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
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Designed by Iseppo Foresto, published by Jeronimo Calepino, 1564.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 4 vertical columns printed upon a grid. First column is decorated in the center with a fountain that is framed inside of a hexagonal shape with two vines forming heart shapes at its sides. Second column is decorated with 2 curving vines with flowers that are at attached in the center by a horizontal band. Third column is decorated in the center with a flower that is flanked on either side by a rabbit that has a tail forming a leaf to a vine. Fourth column is decorated in the center with a flower that is flanked on either side by a dragon with a tail that forms into a nude male figure with an arm that becomes a coiling vine and leaf.
