Les Secondes Oeuvres, et Subtiles Inventions De Lingerie du Seigneur Federic de Vinciolo Venitien, page 42 (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(45)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of Renaissance lace design with *Les Secondes Oeuvres, Subtiles Inventions Deingerie du Seigneur Feder de Vinciolo Venit*, page 42 (recto), a delicate woodcut print from 3. Created by the Venetian pattern master Federico de Vinciolo with contributions from engraver Jean Le Clerc and noble patron Catherine de Bourbon, this page hails from a celebrated book of ornamental motifs. Measuring just 9 7/16 x 6 1/2 inches, it captures the elegance of fine linen and lace patterns, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department. Woodcuts like ...
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