Page from Eyn Newe kunstlich moetdelboech alle kunst (Page 16r)
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(16r)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This woodcut page comes from *Eyn Ne kunstlich moetdelboech alle kunst*, a 1532 model book published by Peter Quentel in Cologne. Such books served as practical pattern collections for artisans, offering reusable designs for embroidery, metalwork, wood carving, and architectural decoration. Printed in a compact format measuring roughly 5 11/16 by 8 1/16 inches, the page exemplifies how Renaissance publishers used the woodcut medium to spread ornamental motifs widely and affordably across Europe. Quentel’s publication reflects the growing demand for accessible design resources during the early...
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...