La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 18 (verso)
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(35)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of 16th design with *La Vera Perfettione delegno di varie sorti diami*, page 18 (verso), a woodcut print from 1567. Created by Mannerist artist Giuseppe Salviati (Giuseppe) and published by Giovanni Ostaus this delicate page measures just 6 5/16 x 8 7/16 inches and showcases elaborate vine motifs—swirling tendrils that evoke nature's elegance in stylized form. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, it exemplifies the ornamental patterns central to Renaissance decorative arts. Woodcuts like this were revolutionary for their time...