Essempio di recammi, page 11 (verso)
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(22)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This woodcut page comes from *Essempio di recammi* (“Examples of Embroidery”), a pattern book published in Venice in 1530 by Giovanni Antonio Tagliente. Created as a practical guide for needleworkers, the volume offered ornamental motifs that could be transferred onto fabric. The verso of page 11 displays a lively assortment of creatures—dogs, rabbits, rams, camels, cats, horses, and fantastical dragons—arranged around classical urns, demonstrating the Renaissance fascination with both natural observation and imaginative invention. Printed from carved woodblocks, the image reflects the growin...
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