New Künstlichs Modelbuch (Page 39 recto)
1600
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Overall: 6 5/16 x 8 1/4 in. (16 x 21 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1919
Accession Number
19.158(39r)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection, where we encounter *New Künstlichs Model (Page 39 recto)* by Bernhard Jobin, a woodcut from 1600. Jobin, a prolific printer based in Strasbourg, created this "New Artistic Pattern Book" during the late Renaissance, a time when printed model books revolutionized design dissemination across Europe. These volumes served as treasure troves for artisans—goldsmiths, engr, and architects—offering repeatable motifs for everything from jewelry to facades. Measuring a compact 6 5/16 x 8 1/4 inches, this page exemplifies the woo...
About the Artist
Bernhard Jobin · 1535–1597
Bernhard Jobin, born before 1545 in Porrentruy in the Swiss canton of Jura, emerged as a pivotal figure in the Strasbourg printing world. Trained as a Formschneider—a skilled woodblock cutter—he acquired Strasbourg citizenship in 1560 as a typesetter and joined the printers' guild, marking the start of his professional ascent. In 1567, he married Anna Fischart, sister of the renowned writer Johann...