Sheet with overall geometric pattern
late 18th–mid-19th century
Medium
Relief print (wood or metal)
Dimensions
Sheet: 17 15/16 × 14 3/16 in. (45.5 × 36.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1948
Accession Number
48.142.207
Art Historical Context
This elegant sheet showcases an overall geometric pattern crafted by the Remondini—or possibly an anonymous workshop in their tradition—from late 18th- to mid-19th-century Italy. The Remondini, based in Bassano del Gr, were renowned printers who specialized in producing decorative papers for bookbinding, wallpapers, and interiors, revolutionizing affordable pattern design across Europe. Printed using relief techniques on wood or metal blocks, the work exemplifies the precision of block printing, where raised surfaces inked and pressed onto paper created crisp, repeating motifs. Measuring 17 1...