1563
Italy
Object qualities
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Objectillustration: Book 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: 9 13/16 x 7 7/8 in. (25 x 20 cm)
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Geography details
Italy -
Country today
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Date1563
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 is decorated with 6 curving scrolls. In between the second and third scrolls, and the fourth and fifth scrolls is a heart impaled with by a sharp object (either arrows or a knife). The first and third scrolls contain an inscription that reads: “OCCHI PIANGE TE ACOPAGNATE IL CORE / TUS INCLITAVIR”.