Architectura von Ausstheilung / Symmetria und Proportion der Fünff Seulen
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Overall: 14 9/16 x 10 5/8 x 1 9/16in. (37 x 27 x 4cm)
Classification
Books
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1919
Accession Number
19.4
Tags
Art Historical Context
This intricate etching, titled *Architectura von Ausstung / Symmetria Proportion der Fünffulen* (Architecture from Division / Symmetry and Proportion of the Five Columns), comes from a 1598 publication by German architect Wendel Dietterlin the Elder with contributions from Balthasar Cayx. Created during the late Renaissance, it exemplifies Dietterlin's influential treatise *Architectura*, a multi-volume work blending practical architectural theory with fantastical Mannerist designs. The plate likely illustrates the harmonious proportions of classical columns—Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, a...
About the Artist
Balthasar Caymocx|Wendel Dietterlin, the Elder (German|German) · |1550 – |1559
|German, Pfullendorf 1550/51–ca. 1599 Strasbourg