La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami 1567

"La Vera Perfettione del Disegno di varie sorti di recami" (The True Perfection of Design in Various Kinds of Embroidery), a 1567 publication by Italian artist Giovanni Ostaus, is a woodcut print that depicts a female figure in a circular frame. The woman holds a spindle and a sheaf of wheat, symbolic of both domestic and agricultural life. The image serves as a title page for a guide to embroidery techniques. Ostaus's work was influential in disseminating knowledge of needlework patterns during the Renaissance era, and his publications became popular tools for craftswomen across Europe. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City houses this historical example of printed design.