La Pratique de l'Aiguille, page 18 (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(21)
Tags
Art Historical Context
**La Pratique de l'Aille, page 18 (recto)**, a delicate woodcut from 1605, invites visitors into the world of early 17th-century needle artistry. Created amid the opulent courts of France, this printails from a renowned pattern book by Matthias Mignerak, with contributions from Pierre Firens publisher Jean Le Clerc, and ties to Marie de Médicis, the influential Queen consort and arts patron. Measuring just 9¼ × 7⅛ inches, it exemplifies how compact woodcuts democratized intricate designs, allowing amateur and professional embroiderers to replicate elaborate motifs at home. As part of the Metr...
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