Trionfo Di Virtu. Libro Novo..., page 11 (recto)
1563
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Overall: 9 13/16 x 7 7/8 in. (25 x 20 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937
Accession Number
37.47.1(20)
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Trionfo Di Virtu. Libro Novo page 11 (recto)** *Matteo Pagano, 1563* Woodcut; Overall: 9 13/16 x 7 7/8 in. (25 x 20 cm) Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937 Step into the ornate world of 16th-century Venice with this woodcut from Matteo Pag's *Trionfo Di Virtu. Libro Novo...* (Triumph of Virtue. New Book a celebrated pattern book published in 1563. Pagano, a skilled Venetian printer and engraver, crafted these pages as practical guides for artists, goldsmiths, and architects, offering intricate ornamental designs inspired by Renaissance ideals of harmony and c...
About the Artist
Matteo Pagano · 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 ...