La Pratique de l'Aiguille, page 66 (recto)
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Overall: 9 1/4 x 7 1/16 in. (23.5 x 18 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1920
Accession Number
20.50.1(69)
Tags
Art Historical Context
**La Pratique de l'Aille, page 66 (recto)** Step into the elegant world of 17th needlework with this delicate woodcut from *Laatique de l'Aigu* ("The Practice of the Needle a pattern book published in 160 by Jean Le Clerc Designed by Matthias Migner and engraved by Pierre Firens, bears connections to Marie de Medici, the influential Queen of France and regent whose court championed opulent decorative arts. This page (9¼ × 7⅛ in.) showcases intricate motifs of birds, squirrels, flowers, and intertwining vines—quintessential Renaissance symbols of nature's abundance and harmony. Woodcuts lik...
About the Artist
Matthias Mignerak|Pierre Firens|Marie de Medici|Jean Le Clerc (Italian| | |French) · 1575 | | |1641 –1642 | | |1641
Florence 1575–1642 Colgne| | |French, born Paris 1641