Splendore delle virtuose giovani, page 14 (verso)

Splendore delle virtuose giovani, page 14 (verso)

Iseppo Foresto

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Designed by Iseppo Foresto, published by Jeronimo Calepino, Venice. From top to bottom, and left to right: Design composed of 3 vertical columns printed upon a grid. Left column is decorated with a curving vine of leaves characterized by a white dotted 3-sided leaf in the center. Middle column is decorated with a central curvilinear shape with intertwining leaves that connect to vines at the top. Right column is decorated in the center with an ornamented urn that is flanked on either side by coiling vines with leaves.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Splendore delle virtuose giovani, page 14 (verso)Splendore delle virtuose giovani, page 14 (verso)Splendore delle virtuose giovani, page 14 (verso)Splendore delle virtuose giovani, page 14 (verso)Splendore delle virtuose giovani, page 14 (verso)

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