Architecture
n.d.
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image/sheet, cut within platemark: 7.2 × 5.4 cm (2 7/8 × 2 3/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
133191
Art Historical Context
Étienne Delaune (1519–1583), a prominent French Mannerist artist, goldsmith, and engraver, created this delicate engraving titled *Architecture* around the mid-16th century. for his intricate ornamental designs inspired by classical antiquity and the elaborate grotesques of the Fontainebleau school, Delaune bridged Renaissance humanism with the stylized elegance of Mannerism. This small-scale work (just 7.2 × 5.4 cm) exemplifies his skill in producing finely detailed prints that served as models for jewelers, silversmiths, and. Engraving on paper was a revolutionary medium in the 16th century...