Il Monte. Opera Nova di Recami, page 5 (recto)
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Overall: 7 7/8 x 5 11/16 in. (20 x 14.5 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
Accession Number
30.59.1(8)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of 16th Venetian printing with *Il Monte. Opera Nova Recami, page 5 (recto)*, a delicate woodcut from a pattern book created after 1557. Produced by prominent printers Giovanni Antonio Bindoni and Giovanni & Marchio Sessa, page showcases elegant motifs of intertwining flowers and vines, designed as templates for embroidery ("recami" in Italian). These books were essential tools for artisans, disseminating decorative patterns across Europe during the Renaissance, when ornamental designs flourished in textiles, lace, and architecture. The woodcut medium—carved into...
About the Artist
Giovanni Antonio Bindoni|Giovanni & Marchio Sessa|Chambolle-Duru (Italian|Italian|French) · 1500 |1500 |1861 –1650 |1600 |1915
|Italian, active 1557|French, active 1861–1915