Tue Jul 30, 2019 08:41 PM

Morning Modelbuch (7/31/2019)

I find this lace panel interesting because the composition of the design is earlier than the medium. It is reminiscent of manuscript illuminations with the large flowers and figures under text. I thought it would be fun to compare it with the figural designs we see in the books.

Punto in aria panel, 16th/17th century Venice. Accession number 09.68.90 at the Met. It is about 6 inches wide and 60 inches long. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/120035696

Cesare Vecellio _Corona delle nobili et virtvose donne_. The link is to 4 volumes (Lotz 116, 117, 118, and 11) and is a 1625 edition. The first 3 books were originally published in 1591 with the 4th in 1593. https://archive.org/details/coronadellenobil00vece