Tue Jul 23, 2019 11:07 PM

Morning Modelbuch (7/24/2019)

We haven’t looked at a man in a dark suit with a beautifully embroidered collar in at least a week, so here is another with some lovely drawn thread or cutwork. Portrait of a Young Man by Francesco Salviati, dated around 1550. Accession number BF.1982.8 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. https://www.mfah.org/art/detail/20438

Matteo Pagano’s books of patterns for punto tagliato come out just before this, with the first published in 1542. The Met’s copy is the 1554 edition. _Giardineto novo di punti tagliati et gropposi per exercitio & ornamento delle donne_ https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/338670