Copies after the 'Livre contenant passement de moresques' (plate 9)
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
2014.94.9
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...