Il Monte. Opera Nova di Recami, page 7 (verso)
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(13)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of 16th Venetian printing with *Il Monte. Opera Nova Recami, page 7 (verso)*, a delicate woodcut from a publication 1557. Produced by prominent Venetian printers Giovanni Antonio Bindoni and Giovanni Marchio Sessa, page hails from an "Opera Nova" – a "new work" likely showcasing ornamental designs or "recami" (elaborate frameworks or lace-like patterns). Venice was Europe's printing epicenter, where such books disseminated decorative motifs for architects, craftsmen, and artists across the Renaissance. Woodcuts like this one were revolutionary for their time, car...
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