Title Page, from Ars His Myronis Nobilis Effingitus Pagellulis
ca. 1600
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 1/2 × 3 5/8 in. (13.9 × 9.2 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1923
Accession Number
23.105.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's and Prints collection, where you'll find this delicate engraving: *Title Page, from Ars His Myronisobilis Effingitusellulis* by Paul Birckenh, created around 1600. Measuring just 5½ × 3⅝ inches, this intimate sheet exemplifies the precision of Renaissance-era printmaking. Engraving, an intaglio technique where artists incise designs into metal plates with a burin, allowed for intricate details that could be reproduced widely—perfect for disseminating artistic ideas in an age before photography. As a title page from what appears to be a publication c...