New Modelbüch (Page 27v)
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Overall: 12 x 8 1/16 in. (30.5 x 20.5 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936
Accession Number
36.19(27v)
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's and Prints department, where encounter *New Modelbüch ( 27v)*, an etching from 1615 by the collaborative of Andreas Bretschneider and Henning Gross Younger. Measuring 12 x 8 1/16 inches, this page hails from a "Modelbuch"—a pattern book cherished by artisans of the early Baroque era. These practical guides disseminated intricate designs for crafts like embroidery, woodcarving, and metalwork, bridging the gap between artist and workshop. Etching, the medium here, was revolutionary in the 17th century for its precision and reproducibility. Unlike wood...
About the Artist
Andreas Bretschneider|Henning Gross the younger (German|German) · 1573 | –1645 |
German, Dresden ca. 1578–ca. 1640 Leipzig|