Intarsia panel
Unknown Artist
late 16th century
Medium
Various intarsia woods partly stained red and green
Dimensions
24 3/4 × 17 3/4 in. (62.9 × 45.1 cm)
Classification
Woodwork
Culture
German
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1912
Accession Number
12.145
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite intarsia panel, by an unknown German artist in the late 16th, showcases the pinnacle of Renaissance woodworking from Southern Germany. Measuring 24¾ × 17¾ inches, it features intricate scenes of men and women rendered in various woods, with selective staining in red and green enhance depth and vibrancy. Acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art through Rogers Fund in 191, it resides in the European Sculpture andative Arts collection, highlighting Germany's mastery of decorative woodwork during a time when such panels adorned choir stalls, studioli (private studies), and palace ...