Who created "Architectural Fantasy with a Pyramidal Mausoleum"?

Architectural Fantasy with a Pyramidal Mausoleum was created by Charles Michel-Ange Challe in c. 1747.

What medium is "Architectural Fantasy with a Pyramidal Mausoleum"?

Architectural Fantasy with a Pyramidal Mausoleum is pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper.

Is "Architectural Fantasy with a Pyramidal Mausoleum" in the public domain?

Yes, Architectural Fantasy with a Pyramidal Mausoleum is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Architectural Fantasy with a Pyramidal Mausoleum

Q: When was "Architectural Fantasy with a Pyramidal Mausoleum" created?

This artwork was created c. 1747.

Charles Michel-Ange Challe

c. 1747

Medium

pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper

Dimensions

overall: 20.6 x 27.7 cm (8 1/8 x 10 7/8 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

Accession Number

1986.6.1

Art Historical Context

Step into the imaginative realm of 18th-century France with *Architectural Fantasy with a Pyramidaloleum* by Charles Michel-Ange Ch, crafted around 1747. This captivating drawing depicts a dreamlike architectural scene centered on a towering pyramidal mausoleum, surrounded by classical ruins and fantastical structures. Rendered on laid paper at a modest 20.6 x 27.7 cm, it invites visitors to ponder the interplay of ancient grandeur and artistic invention. Challe, a French and draftsman influenced by his time in Rome, in *capricci*—whimsical architectural fantasies that blended real historical...

About the Artist

Charles Michel-Ange Challe · 1718–1778

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