Le Pompe: Opera Nova, page 15 (recto)
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Overall: 8 1/16 x 5 7/8 in. (20.5 x 15 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
37.74(29)
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Ornament
About the Artist
Giovanni Battista & Marchio Sessa
Giovanni Battista and Marchio Sessa were prominent Venetian printers, publishers, and booksellers active in the vibrant printing hub of Renaissance Venice from the mid-16th century through 1602. Operating as a family partnership—likely brothers or close kin—they contributed significantly to the dissemination of ornamental designs during a period when Venice dominated Europe's graphic arts scene. T...