La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 21 (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(40)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of Renaissance design with *La Vera Perfettione delegno di varie sorti diami*, page 21 (recto), a 1567 woodcut print attributed to Giovanni Ostaus Giuseppe Salviati ( Il Salviati). Measuring just 6 5/16 x 8 7/16 inches, this delicate page from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection showcases ornamental patterns featuring birds and owls, intended as templates for embroidery and lacework. Published in Venice during the height of the Italian Renaissance, this pattern book epitomized the era's fascination with *grotesques* and natural motifs,...