Les Singuliers et Nouveaux Portraicts... page 53 (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(68)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Welcome to page 53 (recto) from *Les Singuliers etouveaux Portraicts a captivating 1588 woodcut pattern now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department. Created by Italian designer Federico de Vinciolo, with printing by Jean Le Clerc this page was dedicated to King Henri III of France and and his queen, Louise de Lorraine-Vaud—reflecting the royal patronage of intricate ornamental arts during the late Renaissance. Measuring just 8 1/16 x 6 5/16 inches, it exemplifies the era's fascination with *grotesques*, intertwining delicate motifs of birds and flowers in symm...
About the Artist
Federico de Vinciolo|Jean Le Clerc|Henri III, King of France and Poland|Louise de Lorraine-Vaudemont|Chambolle-Duru (Italian| |French) · 1582 | |1558 –1599 | |1604
Italian, active Paris, ca. 1587–99| |French, 1558–1604