Corona delle Nobile et Virtuose Donne, Libro Terzo, page 5 (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(6)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This woodcut page comes from *Corona delle Nobile et Virtuose Donne, Libro Terzo*, a 1620 pattern book printed in Italy and attributed to artists Alessandro de’ Vecchi and Cesare Vecellio. Measuring just over five by seven inches, the sheet exemplifies the ornamental prints that circulated among noblewomen and skilled needleworkers during the early seventeenth century. Such volumes offered reusable designs for lace, embroidery, and other domestic arts, blending utility with elegant decoration. The medium of woodcut allowed these intricate motifs—here featuring graceful female figures, playful...
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