New Künstlichs Modelbuch (Page 5 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(5r)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of Renaissance design with *New Künstlichs Model (Page 5 recto)*, a woodcut page created by Bernhard Jobin in 1600. Jobin, a prolific Strasbourg printer and pattern designer, produced this "New Artificial Pattern Book" part of a series that offered ready-to-use motifs for artisans across Europe. Printed on a modest 6 5/16 x 8 1/4 in. sheet, this page exemplifies the woodcut techniquecarving designs into wood blocks for bold, reproducible impressions—ideal for mass-producing templates. Modelbücher like this were essential tools for craftspeople, from embroiderers ...
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...