Newes Modelbuch in Kupffer (Page 64r)
1604
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Overall: 5 11/16 x 7 1/16 x 3/4 in. (14.5 x 18 x 1.9 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Charles R. Richards, 1929
Accession Number
29.59.3(64r)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of Renaissance craftsmanship with *Newes Modelbuch in Kup (Page 64r)* by Johann Sibmacher, in 1604. This etched page from a "New Pattern Book in Copper" showcases delicate ornamental designs, likely intended for artisans working in embroidery, lace, or metalwork. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum Art's Drawings and Prints department, the compact book measures just 5 11/16 x 7 1/16 x 3/4 inches, making it a portable treasure for creators of the era. Sibmacher, a Nuremberg-based engraver, contributed to the booming tradition of *Modelbücher*—pattern books that demo...
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...