Colonnade et Jardins du Palais de Medici (Colonnade and Gardens of the Palazzo Medici)
Medium
etching and wash manner, printed in blue, red, yellow, and black inks
Dimensions
plate: 29.2 x 24.5 cm (11 1/2 x 9 5/8 in.) sheet: 37.5 x 29.3 cm (14 3/4 x 11 9/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Ivan E. and Winifred Phillips in memory of Neil Phillips
Accession Number
2000.146.1
Art Historical Context
In the elegant *Colonnade et Jardins du Palais de Medici (c. 1776), French printmaker Jean-François Janinetfully reproduces a design by Hubert Robert, the celebrated painter of romantic ruins and imagined antiquities. This etching captures the serene colonnade and lush gardens of Florence's Palazzo Medici Riccardi a quintessential Renaissance palace built for the powerful Medici family in the th century. Robert's vision evokes the grandeur of Italy's past, blending architectural precision with a touch of picturesque decay, a style that charmed 18th-century Grand Tour travelers exploring classi...