Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro I-IV, page 84 (recto)

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Artist: Cesare Vecellio
Date: 1601
Medium: Woodcut
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/2 x 7 11/16 in. (14 x 19.5 cm)
Collection: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1918

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Cesare Vecellio

Cesare Vecellio, cousin and assistant to Titian, captured the diverse fashion of the 16th-century world in his influential costume books.

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