Neu künstlich Modelbuch (page 7r)
1598 (?)
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Overall: 6 1/8 x 7 7/8 in. (15.5 x 20 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mary M. Greenwood, in memory of Eliza Rudd Greenwood, 1953
Accession Number
53.566.1(7r)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This page from *Neu künstlich Modelbuch*, created around 1598 by Bernhard Jobin, offers a charming glimpse into late-Renaissance design culture. Printed as a woodcut in Strasbourg, the small sheet measures just over six by eight inches belongs to a practical “model book” intended for artisans. Such volumes circulated patterns that could be copied for embroidery, lace, furniture decoration, or architectural ornament. Jobin’s woodcut technique allowed these intricate motifs—lively animals, delicate flowers, and graceful human figures—to reach a wide audience of craftspeople at modest cost. The ...
About the Artist
Bernhard Jobin · 1535–1597
Bernhard Jobin, born before 1545 in Porrentruy in the Swiss canton of Jura, emerged as a pivotal figure in the Strasbourg printing world. Trained as a Formschneider—a skilled woodblock cutter—he acquired Strasbourg citizenship in 1560 as a typesetter and joined the printers' guild, marking the start of his professional ascent. In 1567, he married Anna Fischart, sister of the renowned writer Johann...