La Pratique de l'Aiguille, page 10 (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(13)
Tags
Art Historical Context
**La Pratique de l'Aiguille, page 10 (recto)**, a delicate woodcut print from 1605, invites us into the elegant world of early 17th-century needlework patterns. Created amid the opulent courts of Renaissance Europe, this page hails from a specialized book dedicated to embroidery designs, blending ornamental motifs with architectural elements. Attributed to a collaborative team including Matthias Mignerak, Pierre Firens, Marie de Médicis, and Jean Le Clerc—likely encompassing designers, publishers, and the influential queen consort of France—this work reflects the era's fascination with intrica...
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