Fiori di Ricami Nuovamente Posti in Luce, title page (recto)
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. (14 x 20 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.547.2(1)
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of Renaissance design with *Fiori di Ricamiovamente Posti in* (Flowers of Embroider Newly Brought to Light), captivating woodcut title page from1591. Created by Sienese printers Matteo Flor and Francesco de' Frances, this modest yet elegant print measures just 5½ x 7⅞ inches (14 x 20 cm). As part of a pattern book in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, it exemplifies the era's fascination with ornamental motifs, blending floral "flowers" with embroidery-inspired patterns classified under Ornament & Architecture. Woodcuts like this wer...
About the Artist
Matteo Florimi|Francesco de' Franceschi (Italian|Italian) · 1581 |1572 –1613 |1622
Italian, active Siena, ca. 1581–died 1613|Italian, Borgo San Sepolcro (Sansepolcro) 1572–1622 Borgo San Sepolcro (Sansepolcro)