La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami, page 7 (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(13)
Tags
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...