Corona delle Nobile et Virtuose Donne, Libro Terzo, page 21 (recto)
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/2 x 7 11/16 in. (14 x 19.5 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of the Guild of Book Workers, 1960
Accession Number
60.718.1(22)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the opulent world of early 17th-century Italy this delicate woodcut from *Cor delle Nobile et Virose Donne, Libro Ter* (Crown of Noble Virtuous Women, Book), page 21 recto. Crafted around 1620 by Alessandro' Vecchi and Cesareellio, the print measures a modest 5½ × 7⅝ inches (14 × 19.5 cm), perfectly sized for a collector's volume. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings Prints department—thanks to a 1960 gift from the Guild of Book Workers—it exemplifies the era's blend of books, prints, and ornamental design. Cesare Vecellio, a Venetian master of woodcut illustration fa...
About the Artist
Alessandro de' Vecchi|Cesare Vecellio (Italian|Italian) · 1570 |1521 –1629 |1601
Italian, active Venice, 1570–1629|Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521–1601 Venice