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Designs

Designs

  • Place of origin:

    Venice, Italy (Designed)

  • Date:

    16/10/1559 (Designed)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Fero, Lunardo (Designed)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Pen and ink and watercolour on laid paper.

  • Museum number:

    E.1940:15-1909

  • Gallery location:

    Prints & Drawings Study Room, level E, case V, shelf 5, box B

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Designs for embroidery from a volume of designs by Lunardo Fero dedicated to Elena Foscara, 16 October 1559.

Physical description

Leaf of two different designs laid out in a vertical format on cream-coloured laid paper. The design on the left is a short design like an elongated sprig with a central red bud from which emerge green leaves. The design on the right forms a right angle consisting of leaves and palmettes viewed from the side, drawn in pen and ink, and small flowers, the whole design being topped by a palmette in red watercolour.

Place of Origin

Venice, Italy (Designed)

Date

16/10/1559 (Designed)

Artist/maker

Fero, Lunardo (Designed)

Materials and Techniques

Pen and ink and watercolour on laid paper.

Marks and inscriptions

'15'

Dimensions

Height: 19.3 cm, Width: 14.5 cm

Exhibition History

At Home in Renaissance Italy (Victoria and Albert Museum 05/10/2006-07/01/2007)

Materials

Watercolour; Ink; Laid paper

Techniques

Drawing; Painting

Subjects depicted

Venice; Palmette

Categories

Textiles; Designs; Embroidery; Fashion; Pattern books

Collection code

PDP

Qr_O117694
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