Architectural Sketch for the design of a Wall with Doorway, with two smaller sketches for the design of windows or doorways (recto); Sketches for a plan and partial perspective view of ceiling (verso)

Luigi Vanvitelli

1700–1773

Architectural Sketch for the design of a Wall with Doorway, with two smaller sketches for the design of windows or doorways (recto); Sketches for a plan and partial perspective view of ceiling (verso) by Luigi Vanvitelli

Medium

Graphite partly reworked with pen and black ink and brush and black ink and ruled construction lines in graphite (recto); graphite (verso)

Dimensions

11 x 16-11/16 in. (27.9 x 42.4 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Donald Oenslager, 1965

Accession Number

65.536.4

Tags

DoorwaysArchitecture

About the Artist

Luigi Vanvitelli · 17001773

Born 12 May 1700; died 1 March 1773. Famous for his design for the Royal Palace at Caserta, built 1751. Vanvitelli was active in Rome, Naples and nearby towns, also Brescia, Milan and Genoa. Comment on works: Portraits

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