Trionfo Di Virtu. Libro Novo..., page 24 (verso)

Art Historical Context

In the bustling print workshops of 16th-century Venice, Pagano crafted *Trionfo Di Virtu. Libro...*, page 24 (verso), a woodcut illustration from 1563 now housed in The Metropolitan Museum of Art.ano, a prolific publisher and engraver, specialized in pattern books that captured the Renaissance fascination with elaborate ornamentation. This page, measuring 9 13/16 x 7 7/8 inches, exemplifies the woodcut technique—where intricate designs were carved into wooden blocks, inked, and pressed onto paper—allowing affordable dissemination of decorative motifs to artists, architects, and craftsmen acros...

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 ...