Splendore delle virtuose giovani, page 10 (recto)
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (19 x 14 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number
21.45.2(19)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This woodcut from 1564 comes from the book *Splendore delle virtuose giovani*, a Renaissance publication focused on ornamental designs. Created by Iseppo Foresto and Jeronimo Calepino, the page measures just 7½ by 5½ inches and exemplifies the period’s growing interest in pattern books that decorative motifs widely available to artists, craftsmen, and architects. Woodcut printing allowed intricate ornamental details to be reproduced affordably, helping spread Renaissance ideas about beauty, virtue, and classical motifs across Europe. As part of the Metropolitan Museum’s collection of prints a...
About the Artist
Iseppo Foresto|Jeronimo Calepino (Italian|Italian) · 1520 |1500 –1580 |1600
Italian, active Venice, 1557|