FRANCO, Giacomo
(b. 1550, Venezia, d. 1620, Venezia)

Illustration

1591-1609
Engraving, 280 x 210 mm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

This illustration is from the printed book "Habiti delle donne venetiane" (Costumes of Venetian Women), published in Venice. The book consists of twenty numbered plates of ornately attired women engraved by Giacomo Franco, each accompanied by a description in Latin and Italian.




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