Is "Barrel Vault with Coffering, from "Roman Ruins and Buildings"" in the public domain?

Yes, Barrel Vault with Coffering, from "Roman Ruins and Buildings" is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Barrel Vault with Coffering, from "Roman Ruins and Buildings"

Johannes van Doetecum I|Lucas van Doetecum|Hieronymus Cock

1562

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet: 6 15/16 × 9 5/8 in. (17.7 × 24.4 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Herbert Mitchell, 2008

Accession Number

2018.839.152

Art Historical Context

Step into the grandeur of ancient Rome through *Barrel Vault with Coff*, a captivating 1562 etching from the series *Roman Ru and Buildings*. Created by the skilled Dutch engravers Johannes van Doetecum I and Lucas van Doetum, in collaboration with Antwerp publisher Hieronymus Cock this print measures a modest 6 15/16 × 9 5/8 inches yet evokes monumental scale. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department (Bequest of Herbert Mitchell,2008), it exemplifies the Renaissance obsession with classical antiquity. The artwork meticulously depicts a barrel vault adorned wi...

About the Artist

Netherlandish, 1528/32–1605|Netherlandish, Leeuwarden 1527–1606 (?) Antwerp (?)

Barrel Vault with Coffering, from "Roman Ruins and Buildings"

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