Les Secondes Oeuvres, et Subtiles Inventions De Lingerie du Seigneur Federic de Vinciolo Venitien, page 15 (recto)
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Overall: 9 7/16 x 6 1/2 in. (24 x 16.5 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1939
Accession Number
39.30(18)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This woodcut comes from *Leses Oeuvres, et Subtiles Inventions De Lingerie*, a 1603 pattern book by the Venetian designer Federico deolo, printed in France by Jean Le Cler. Such volumes served as practical guides for creating lace and embroidery, reflecting the Renaissance fascination with ornamental design and the growing demand for detailed needlework patterns among noblewomen and artisans. The page’s religious imagery—featuring the Crucifixion with Christ, the Virgin Mary, and saints—suggests these motifs were adapted for devotional textiles, blending spiritual themes with decorative craft....
About the Artist
Federico de Vinciolo|Jean Le Clerc|Catherine de Bourbon (Italian| |French) · 1582 | |1558 –1599 | |1604
Italian, active Paris, ca. 1587–99| |French, 1558–1604