Page from Eyn Newe kunstlich moetdelboech alle kunst (Page 10v)
1532
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Overall: 5 11/16 x 8 1/16 in. (14.5 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, 1924
Accession Number
24.29(10v)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite woodcut page (10v) from Peter Quel's *Eyn Newe kunst moetdelboech alle* (A New Artistic Model Book for Arts), printed in Cologne in 1532, offers a window into Renaissance ornamental design. Quentel, a prominent German printer and publisher, created this pattern book to provide artisans—such as goldsmiths,, and woodcarvers—with intricate motifs for replication. Measuring just 5 11/16 x 8 1/16 inches, this compact page exemplifies the practical beauty of 16th-century Northern European decorative arts, blending geometric precision with flourishing foliage and strapwork typical of t...
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...