1525
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Puffspiel is a 1525 by Peter Flötner, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This image is a black-and-white pattern with lots of swirling lines and shapes. There are tall, narrow columns with fancy designs at the top, like crowns or vases. In the middle, a small circle shows a face looking sideways, with curly hair and a soft expression. The background is filled with repeating floral and leaf motifs, all neatly arranged in rows. The face in the circle stands out because it’s the only real figure here—everything else is just decorative. The rest looks like a border or a repeating tile design, common in old European art. If you like this style, check out The Cleveland Museum of Art for more works like it.
Peter Flötner, also Flatner, Flettner, or Floetner (c. 1490 in Thurgau – 23 October 1546, in Nuremberg), was a German designer, sculptor, and printmaker. He was a leading figure in the introduction of Italianate…
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