Page from Ein new kunstlich Modelbuch...(Page 28r)
1544
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Overall: 7 11/16 x 5 7/8 in. (19.5 x 15 cm)
Classification
Books|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.84.1(28r)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of Renaissance design with *Page 28r* from Peter Quentel's *Ein kunstlich Modelbuch*A New Artistic Pattern Book printed in 1544. This woodcut page, measuring just 7 11/16 x 5 7/8 inches, captures the era's fascination with elaborate ornamentation, offering ready-to-use motifs for craftsmen across Europe. Quentel, a printer in Cologne, Germany specialized in such practical guides, bridging art and everyday artisanship. Woodcuts like this one were revolutionary for their time, carved into wooden blocks and inked to produce affordable, reproducible images on paper. ...
About the Artist
Peter Quentel · 1500–1550
Peter Quentel (ca. 1500–1546) was a prominent German printer and publisher based in Cologne, active from 1518 until his death on March 1, 1546. The son of the esteemed printer Heinrich Quentel (d. 1501), Peter began issuing books under his own name around 1518 and fully assumed control of the family press by 1520, eventually serving multiple terms as a Cologne city councilman. His early life is no...