A White Line Border with Two Cartouches: "A Satyr Sacrificing a Ram," and "The Choice of Hercules"
1498
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1498
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This page is packed with black-and-white patterns and two small framed scenes. One shows a wild-looking figure with horns sacrificing a ram. The other depicts a man in a toga standing between two women, one holding an apple. The borders are filled with swirling vines, flowers, and strange shapes that look carved, not painted. The text around the images is in Latin and packed tightly, like an old book page. The artist used a method where the design is cut into wood, then inked and pressed onto paper—this is called woodcut. Next, look up woodcut to see how this printing technique worked.
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