1591
Town Venice,
Italy
Italy
Object qualities
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Objectillustration: Books Prints Ornament & Archiecture
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Author of the objectMatteo Florimi
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumWoodcut
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SizeOverall: 5 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. (14 x 20 cm)
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Geography detailsPublished in
Town Venice,
Italy -
Country today
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Date1591
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 Matteo Florimi, Italian, active Siena, ca. 1581-died 1613, published by Francesco de’ Franceschi, Italian, active 16th century, Venice.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design decorated with squares ornamented with an alternating pattern of circles with flowers at the center and diamonds containing different floral motifs.