Essempio di recammi, page 8 (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(16)
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 during the height of the Italian Renaissance, the volume served as a practical guide for needleworkers, offering intricate ornamental designs that could be transferred onto fabrics for clothing, linens, and furnishings. The medium of woodcut allowed these motifs—ranging from delicate floral scrolls to geometric interlacing—to be printed affordably and distributed widely, democratizing access to fashionable decorative ideas. Tagliente, a...
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