La Pratique de l'Aiguille, page 59 (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(62)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the opulent world early 17th-century European design with *La Pratique de l'Aiguille, 59 (recto)*, a delicate woodcut 1605. Created through the collaboration of designer Matthias Mignerak,aver Pierre Firens, Marie de Médicis—Queen of France and a fervent arts supporter—and publisher Jean Lec, this page hails from a renowned pattern book dedicated to the art of needlework. Measuring just 9¼ x 7⅛ inches, it exemplifies the intricate ornamental motifs that adorned textiles, lace, and embroidery of the era. Woodcuts like this one were a hallmark of Renaissance printmaking, allowing affo...
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