Bilder Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501–1577) – Title Page of Commentaires de M. Pierre Andre Matthiole – woodcut (1572)

Beskrivning

This woodcut serves as the highly ornate title page for the French edition of Pietro Andrea Mattioli's commentary on the medical works of Dioscorides. The central text is surrounded by an elaborate architectural border featuring a dense arrangement of allegorical figures, mythical scenes, and classical motifs, reflecting the artistic grandeur of Renaissance book design. This title page establishes the scholarly and authoritative nature of the herbal, which was one of the most significant pharmacological texts of the sixteenth century. The publication was intended to bring classical botanical and medical knowledge to a contemporary European audience, serving as an essential reference for doctors, apothecaries, and scientists of the era.

Pietro Andrea Mattioli was an Italian physician and botanist, best known for his monumental commentary on the medical treatise of Dioscorides. His work, commonly referred to as the Commentarii, became one of the most successful and influential botanical books of the sixteenth century, undergoing numerous editions and translations. Mattioli’s publications were renowned for their high-quality woodblock illustrations, which set a new standard for accuracy in botanical art. His contributions significantly advanced the fields of pharmacology and systematic botany during the Renaissance.

Artist or Maker: Pietro Andrea Mattioli.

Dimensions: Approximately 36 cm x 23 cm.

Medium: woodcut.

Date: 1572.

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