Essempio di recammi, page 13 (recto)
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Overall: 7 13/16 x 6 3/16 x 3/8 in. (19.8 x 15.7 x 1 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1935
Accession Number
35.75.3(25)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This woodcut from *Essempio di recammi* (1530) by Giovanni Antonio Tagliente represents one of the earliest printed pattern books designed to guide embroidery and needlework. Produced in Venice by the da Sabio brothers, the volume offered practical designs for home and professional use at a time when printed instructional manuals were transforming how decorative arts were taught and shared across Italy. The page features lively animal motifs—roosters, deer, birds, lions, and insects—rendered in crisp black lines typical of woodcut technique. These ornamental patterns reflect the Renaissance f...
About the Artist
Giovanni Antonio di Nicolini da Sabio e i fratelli|Giovanni Antonio Tagliente (Italian|Italian) · 1522 |1465 –1545 |1528
Italian, active Venice, ca. 1522–1545|Italian, Venice ca. 1465–1528 Venice