Cesare Vecellio (Italian, c.1521-1601)
assembled by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943)
Leaf from Crown of Noble and Virtuous Women
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Cesare Vecellio (Italian, c.1521-1601)
assembled by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943)1591, assembled into portfolio 1937
Leaf from Crown of Noble and Virtuous Women
Cesare Vecellio (Italian, c.1521-1601) assembled by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943) →woodcutprint
Date
1591, assembled into portfolio 1937
Medium
Woodcut on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 9.1 × 13.5 cm (3 5/8 × 5 3/8 in.); Sheet: 13.4 × 18.4 cm (5 5/16 × 7 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund
The Venetian printmaker and book publisher Cesare Vecellio is best known for a book of over 500 woodcuts of ancient and modern costumes from 1590. The following year, he printed and produced this equally popular book of sewing and lace patterns. Literally a hands-on manual whose pages were often ripped out to produce decorative accents for women’s attire, it continued to be published in new editions as late as 1891. Intended for household use, the book was one of the hallmark innovations of the Renaissance, giving print media an economic application in fostering the amateur production of luxurious textiles.
Also notable
Works in the same vein
Leaf from Habiti antichi e moderni, plate 93 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century
Cesare Vecellio (Italian, c.1521-1601) assembled by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943)
Leaf from Habiti antichi e moderni, plate 92 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century
Cesare Vecellio (Italian, c.1521-1601) assembled by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943)
Sunlight
Richard E. Miller (American, 1875–1943)
