Ornamento delle belle & virtuose donne, page 4 (recto)

Ornamento delle belle & virtuose donne, page 4 (recto)

Matteo Pagano

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published by Matteo Pagano, Italian, 1515-1588, Venice, bound by Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd, British, active London after 1821. From top to bottom, and left to right: Design composed of 3 vertical columns printed upon a grid. Left column is decorated with 3 ornamented diamonds. Middle column consists of 2 patterned-lines, separated by a blank line in the center, which come together at the top to form a point. Right column is decorated with an alternating pattern of circles with an 'x' through the center and black diamonds.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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