Main Part of a Cup, from Fysirungen Zum Verzeichnen Für Die Goldtschmidt, Nuremberg, 1599
1599
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 3/16 × 8 1/8 in. (30.9 × 20.7 cm) Plate: 7 3/16 × 5 1/8 in. (18.2 × 13 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1938
Accession Number
38.62.10
Art Historical Context
This etching by Johann Sibmacher, dated 1599, forms part of a pattern book titled *Fysirungen Zum Verzeichnen Für Die Goldtschmidt*, published in Nuremberg. The sheet presents the central section of a cup, offering goldsmiths a precise model to translate into metalwork. Created through the etching technique, the print delivers fine lines and intricate details that could guide artisans in replicating ornate. Nuremberg stood as a leading center of goldsmithing during the late Renaissance, where such printed design books played a vital role in sharing patterns across workshops. Sibmacher’s work ...
About the Artist
Johann Sibmacher · 1590–1611
Johann Sibmacher (c. 1561–1611), also rendered as Johann Ambrosius Siebmacher, was a German copperplate engraver, etcher, and publisher based in Nuremberg whose contributions to heraldic art and decorative pattern design left a legacy that outlasted him by centuries. Active from around 1590 until his death in 1611, Sibmacher worked at the heart of Nuremberg's flourishing book and print trade, a ci...