Architectural Fantasy
18th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown, gray and black wash. Creased vertically down the center.
Dimensions
16 7/8 x 26 1/4 in. (42.9 x 66.6 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Edward Pearce Casey Fund, 1979
Accession Number
1979.572
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the imaginative world of *Architectural Fantasy*, an 18th-century masterpiece by French architect and designer Michel Ange Challe. Created pen and brown ink, brush, and subtle washes in brown, gray, and, this expansive drawing (16 7/8 x 26 1/4 in.) evokes grand, dreamlike structures that blend classical ruins with fantastical elements The vertical crease down its center hints at its original use—perhaps folded for travel or presentation—adding a tactile charm to its preservation at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, acquired through the Edward Pearce Casey Fund in 1979. Challe, active ...