Giardineto novo di punti tagliati et gropposi per exercitio & ornamento delle donne (Venice 1554), title page (verso)
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
7-5/8 x 6-3/8 x 1/4 in. (19.4 x 16.2 x 0.6 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number
21.15.1bis(2)
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of Renaissance needlework with this woodcut from the verso of the title page of *Giardineto novo di punti tagliati et gropposi per exercitio &amento delle donne* (ice, 1554). Published by the Venetian printer Matteo Pagano the title evokes a "New Little Garden of Cut and P Stitches for the Exercise and Ornament Women," offering patterns for *punti tagliati* (delicate cutwork lace) and *gropposi* (padded, raised stitches). These books were treasured guides for women honing domestic arts, turning thread into wearable elegance. Crafted as a woodcut—a relief printing...
About the Artist
Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd|Matteo Pagano (British|Italian) · 1821 |1515 –1900 |1588
British, active London after 1821|Italian, 1515–1588