New Modelbüch (Page 5r)
Medium
Hand colored woodblock
Dimensions
Overall: 12 x 8 1/16 in. (30.5 x 20.5 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936
Accession Number
36.19(5r)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of 17th-century design with *New Modelbüch (Page 5r)*, a hand-colored woodblock print from 1615 by German artisans Henning Gross the Younger and Andreas Bretschneider. page, measuring 12 x 8 1/16 inches, hails from a "model book"—a practical guidebook filled with ornamental patterns prized by craftsmen across Europe. Produced during the early Baroque era, it exemplifies the Northern Renaissance tradition of pattern books, which democratized elaborate motifs for use in textiles, ceramics, metalwork, and architecture. Vibrant birds and blooming flowers dance across...
About the Artist
Henning Gross the younger|Andreas Bretschneider (German|German) · 1573 | –1645 |
German, Dresden ca. 1578–ca. 1640 Leipzig|