Design for a Frieze with a Procession of Putti
19th century
Medium
Pen and black ink over graphite
Dimensions
sheet: 5 9/16 x 16 1/4 in. (14.2 x 41.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of The Christian Humann Foundation, 2001
Accession Number
2001.753.5
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delightful *Design for a Frieze a Procession of Put*, created by an anonymous French artist in the 19th, captures a whimsical parade of cherubic putti—those playful, winged child figures rooted in Renaissance art—accompanied by goats and chariots.iezes like this were popular decorative elements in architecture, furniture, and, evoking classical antiquity with a lighthearted, joyful spirit. The horizontal composition, spanning 16 1/4 inches across a modest sheet, suggests it served as a preparatory sketch for larger-scale ornamentation, perhaps in a grand salon or public building during Fr...
About the Artist
Anonymous, French, 19th century · 1800–1900
**Anonymous, French, 19th Century (ca. 1800–1900)** The artist cataloged as Anonymous, French, 19th century embodies the enigmatic yet essential contributions of unidentified creators to France's vibrant 19th-century art world. Active roughly between 1800 and 1900, this figure—or potentially collective workshop—produced a diverse array of works amid the nation's transition from Neoclassicism thro...