Ein ney Furmbüchlein, Page 13, recto
ca. 1525–29
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
7 7/8 x 6 1/8 in. (20 x 15.5 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1918
Accession Number
18.66.1(13r)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the whimsical world of Renaissance ornamentation with *Ein ney Furmbüchlein, Page 13, recto*, a woodcut page crafted by Johann Schönsger the Younger around 1525–29. Produced in Augsburg, Germany, this leaf comes from a "pattern book" (*Formbüchlein*), a guidebook filled with intricate designs for artists, goldsmiths, and architects. These affordable woodcut publications revolutionized design dissemination, allowing motifs to spread across Europe and inspire everything from jewelry to friezes. On this recto page, Schönsperger unleashes a fantastical hunting scene teeming with life: m...
About the Artist
Johann Schönsperger the Younger · 1490–1550
Johann Schönsperger the Younger, born around 1480 in Augsburg, was the son of the prominent printer Johann Schönsperger the Elder, with whom he apprenticed in the family trade. As a member of the Salzfertiger guild, he entered publishing around 1502, initially focusing on illustrated edification literature, medical texts, weather prognostications, and works by Erasmus in Augsburg. A notable early ...