La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 18 (recto)
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Overall: 6 5/16 x 8 7/16 in. (16 x 21.5 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1928
Accession Number
21.15.3(34)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of 16th Italian design with *La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti diami*, page 18 (recto), a delicate woodcut from 1567. Published by Ostaus and featuring designs by Giuseppe Salviati (Giuseppe Porta, called Il Salviati), page showcases exquisite floral motifs intended as patterns for embroidery and lacework. Measuring just 6 5/16 x 8 7/16 inches, it captures the Renaissance fascination with nature's elegance, rendered in precise, repeating blooms that whisper of gardens in bloom. Salviati, a prominent Mannerist artist known for his graceful, elongated ...