Copies after the 'Livre contenant passement de moresques' (plate 8)
19th century (?)
Medium
Etching (?)
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 13/16 × 3 9/16 in. (12.2 × 9 cm) Plate: 4 1/2 × 3 5/16 in. (11.5 × 8.4 cm) Overall: 10 1/16 × 7 7/8 in. (25.5 × 20 cm)
Classification
Albums|Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Susan Schulman Printseller Gift, 2014
Accession Number
2014.94.8
Tags
About the Artist
Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau · 1510–1585
Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau (c. 1510–1584), born in Paris to a wine merchant, emerged as a pivotal figure in introducing Renaissance architecture to France through his innovative designs and engravings. Trained as an architect, decorator, and engraver, he established a printshop in Orléans around 1549, where he began producing influential suites of engravings, starting with triumphal arches. His...