Sheet with two borders with a lyre and birds
late 18th–mid-19th century
Medium
Relief print (wood or metal)
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 3/16 × 17 5/8 in. (36 × 44.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of D. Lorraine Yerkes, 1959
Accession Number
59.616.1068
Art Historical Context
This enchanting sheet, titled *Sheet with two borders with lyre and birds*,ails from the workshops associated with the Remondini, renowned Italian printers based in Bassano del Gr. Dating to the late 18th through mid-19th century it exemplifies the family's expertise in producing decorative patterns for wallpapers, bookbindings, and interiors. Created anonymously within their prolific studio, the print captures the era's fascination with elegant, repeatable motifs inspired by classical antiquity—the lyre evoking music and mythology, paired with graceful birds for a harmonious, nature-infused d...
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...