Research on 16th and 17th century pattern books for embroiderers, lacemakers, and artisans of all kinds
Sun Mar 1, 2020 08:21 PM
Morning Modelbuch (3/2/2020)
Portrait of Costanza da Sommaia by Agnolo Bronzino dated 1540 at the Detroit Institute of Art, accession number 35.8.
https://www.dia.org/art/collection/object/costanza-da-sommaia-35525
Patterns in _La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami_ by Giovanni Ostaus dated 1567. (There is a similar one in Quentel, but I liked the whole pages better in Ostaus.) The Met’s copy. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/354909