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Objectillustration: Books Prints Ornament & Architecture
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Author of the objectCesare Vecellio
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumWoodcut
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SizeOverall: 5 1/2 x 7 11/16 in. (14 x 19.5 cm)
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Geography details
Italy -
Country today
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Date1620
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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 Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521-1601 Venice, Venice, published by Alessandro de’ Vecchi, Italian, active 17th century, Venice.
From top to bottom, and left to right:
Design composed of 2 horizontal registers. Top register is decorated with 3 triangles: left triangle is ornamented with a composite female, bird, and plant creature, middle triangle is ornamented with 2 composite figures shooting a bow and arrow upward at a bird, right triangle is ornamented with a fountain from which 2 birds and 2 deer drink. Bottom register is decorated with a curving vine that has a composite man and plant creature shooting a bow and arrow at the left end and a composite man and plan creature holding a spear and shield at the right end; in the center are a bird and butterfly.