Design for a Ceiling
ca. 1712
Medium
Pen and gray ink, brush and brown, gray, and colored wash
Dimensions
12 7/16 x 18 7/8 in. (31.6 x 47.9 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1971
Accession Number
1971.513.48
Tags
Art Historical Context
Daniel Marot the Elder (1–1752), a French Huguenot architect and who fled religious persecution to work in the Netherlands and England created this *Design for a Ceiling* 1712. Renowned for his opulent late Baroque interiors, Marot served royalty like William III and Mary II, influencing grand decorative schemes at palaces such as Hampton Court. This preparatory drawing exemplifies his role in disseminating French style across Protestant Europe during the early 18th century. in pen and gray ink with brush and washes in brown, gray, and color, the sheet measures 12 7/16 x 18 7/8 inches. This ...