Essempio di recammi, page 11 (recto)
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Overall: 7 13/16 x 6 3/16 x 3/8 in. (19.8 x 15.7 x 1 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1935
Accession Number
35.75.3(21)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This woodcut page comes from *Essempio di recammi*, a 1530 pattern book printed in Venice by Giovanni Antonio Tagliente in collaboration with the da Sabio brothers. The volume offered practical embroidery designs for contemporary needleworkers, reflecting the growing demand for accessible craft manuals during the Italian Renaissance. As a printed resource rather than a unique manuscript, it helped circulate ornamental motifs beyond court circles to a wider audience of artisans and gentlewomen. The medium of woodcut was ideally suited to such publications: its bold, repeatable lines translated...
About the Artist
Giovanni Antonio di Nicolini da Sabio e i fratelli|Giovanni Antonio Tagliente (Italian|Italian) · 1522 |1465 –1545 |1528
Italian, active Venice, ca. 1522–1545|Italian, Venice ca. 1465–1528 Venice