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Giovanni Andrea Vavassore|Florio Vavassore
August 1, 1532
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Overall: 8 7/16 x 6 5/16 in. (21.5 x 16 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1918
Accession Number
18.74(5)
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Ornament
About the Artist
Giovanni Andrea Vavassore|Florio Vavassore · 1530–1573
**Giovanni Andrea Vavassore (c. 1490s–1572)** Giovanni Andrea Vavassore, also known as Zoan Andrea or Guadagnino, hailed from Telgate near Bergamo in the Venetian terraferma and established himself in Venice by the early 16th century as a skilled wood engraver. His early life remains sparsely documented, with no records of formal training or mentors, though his initial output as a xylographer rev...