Design for a Carriage (Chaise Italienne?)
Medium
Pen and gray ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk. Framing outlines in pen and brown ink
Dimensions
8-7/16 x 18-1/8 in. (21.5 x 46 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1952
Accession Number
52.570.4
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the refined world of 18th design with *Design for a CarriageChaise Italienne? by Giovanni Larciani, also as the "Master of Kress Landscapes." This drawing, housed in the Metropolitan Museum of's Department of Drawings and Prints, the elegance of a luxurious carriage, evoking the grandeur of European aristocracy. Created during an era when horse-drawn vehicles were both practical transport and symbols of status, it reflects the ornamental architecture trends of the time, blending functionality with artistic flourish. Executed in pen and gray ink with brush and brown wash over faint t...
About the Artist
Giovanni Larciani ("Master of the Kress Landscapes") · 1700–1800
Giovanni di Lorenzo Larciani (1484–1527), a Florentine painter known initially as the "Master of the Kress Landscapes," emerged from obscurity in the mid-1990s through the scholarship of Louis Waldman, who linked him to documents including a 1521 contract for an altarpiece. Born and active in Florence until his death, Larciani specialized in religious scenes enriched by vivid, atmospheric landscap...