Sheet with overall dot and floral pattern
late 18th–mid-19th century
Medium
Relief print (wood or metal)
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 7 13/16 in. (16.8 × 19.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1940
Accession Number
40.21.42
Art Historical Context
This delicate sheet, featuring an overall dot and floral pattern, exemplifies the artistry of the Remondini, anonymous Italian printers from Bassano del Grappa renowned for their innovative decorative papers during the late 18th to mid-19th century Produced via relief printing—a technique using carved wood or metal blocks inked and pressed onto paper—these sheets (measuring 6 5/8 × 7 13/16 in.) served as versatile samples for book linings, wrappers, wallpapers, and even fashion accessories. The Remondini workshop revolutionized mass production of such patterns, blending whimsy with precision t...
About the Artist
Anonymous|Remondini Family
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...