Chimney-Piece Set in the Corner of a Room, from Nouvelles Cheminées Faittes en Plusieur en Droits de la Hollande et Autres Prouinces, part of Œuvres du Sr. D. Marot
published 1703 or 1712
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 1/2 × 8 5/16 in. (34.3 × 21.1 cm) Plate: 9 3/4 × 7 11/16 in. (24.8 × 19.6 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
Accession Number
30.4(45)
Art Historical Context
Step into the opulent world of early 18th-century European interiors with this exquisite etching, *Chimney-Piece in the Corner of a*. Created by Daniel Marot the, a master of Baroque ornamentation who worked across France and the Netherlands, it forms part of *Nouvelles Cheminéesaittes en Plusieur Droits de la Hollande Autres Prouinces* within his influential *Œuvres Published around 1703 or 1712 by Pierre Husson the print captures a corner chimney-piece—a lavish fireplace design that served as both functional hearth and dramatic room focal point. Marot's intricate etching showcases the era's...