Les Singuliers et Nouveaux Portraicts... page 10 (recto)
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Overall: 8 1/16 x 6 5/16 in. (20.5 x 16 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1918
Accession Number
18.68(13)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This page from *Les Singul et Nouveaux Portraicts...* (1588) offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of Renaissance ornamental design. Printed as a woodcut, belongs to a pattern book likely created by Federico de Vinciolo and published in France under the patronage of King Henri III and Louise de Lorraine-Vaudemont. Such volumes served as practical guides for artisans, disseminating intricate motifs for lace, embroidery, and textiles that adorned clothing and household items of the nobility. Woodcuts like this one were prized for their crisp lines and reproducibility, allowing designs to ...