Sailor on a Venetian galley, 16th century
Sailor on a Venetian galley, 16th century. He wears a red bonnet with plume, collarless buricchietto jacket, culottes and shoes. Galley marines were mostly Greeks or Slavs. Within a decorative frame engraved by H. Catenacci and Fellmann. Woodblock engraving by Gerard Seguin and E.F. Huyot after a woodcut by Christoph Krieger from Cesare Vecellio's 16th century Costumes anciens et modernes, Habiti antichi et moderni di tutto il mondo, Firman Didot Ferris Fils, Paris, 1859-1860
Picture No
14016876
Media ID
46689501
Size
4177px x 6785px
(6.6MB)
Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
Christoph Krieger





























