Festival of the New Moon from the frieze Ces Moeurs et fachons de faire de Turcz (Customs and Fashions of the Turks)
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 25 1/16 in. (35.4 × 63.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
Accession Number
28.85.4
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 16th-century Europe’s fascination with the exotic East through *Festival of the New Moon*, captivating woodcut from Pieter Coecke van Ael and Mayken Verhulst frieze *Ces Moeurs et Fashions Faire de Turcz*Customs and Fashions the Turks), created in 1553. This expansive print (13 15/16 × 25 1/16 in.) vividly captures a festive Ottoman celebration marking the lunar cycle, teeming with human figures amid lush trees, offering a rare European glimpse into Turkish daily life and rituals. Pieter Coecke van Aelst, a Flemish artist renowned for tapestries and designs, dre...
About the Artist
Pieter Coecke van Aelst|Mayken Verhulst
Pieter Coecke van Aelst (1502–1550) was a leading Flemish artist of the Renaissance, renowned for his multifaceted talents as a painter, sculptor, architect, and designer of tapestries, stained glass, woodcuts, and metalwork. Born in Aalst, in the Southern Netherlands (modern-day Belgium), he likely studied under Bernaert van Orley, a prominent Antwerp painter, before becoming a master in the city...