La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 7 (verso)

La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 7 (verso) by Giovanni Ostaus|Giuseppe Salviati (Giuseppe Porta, called Il Salviati)

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(13)

Tags

Ornament

Art Historical Context

Step into the intricate world of Renaissance ornamentation with this woodcut from *La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami* (The True Perfection of Drawing Various Kinds of Embroideries), page 7 (verso), published in 1567 by Giovanni Ostaus. Designed by the Venetian Mannerist artist Giuseppe Porta, known as Il Salviati (1520–1575), this print exemplifies the era's fascination with elaborate lace and embroidery patterns. Salviati, a pupil of Titian, brought his graceful, flowing Mannerist style—characterized by elongated forms and rhythmic curves—to these utilitarian designs, b...

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