Ornamento delle belle & virtuose donne, page 21 (recto)
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (19 x 15 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number
21.15.2bis(41)
Tags
AnimalsBirds
About the Artist
Matteo Pagano|Lloyd, Wallis & Lloyd · 1515–1588
**Matteo Pagano (c. 1515–1588)** was a prominent Venetian printer, publisher, woodcut artist, and illustrator whose innovative designs bridged fine art and the decorative crafts during the Renaissance. Little is known about his early life, which remains sparsely documented, but he began his career as a woodblock cutter, working for the publisher Nicolò Zoppino on pattern books before establishing ...