Design for an Altar
Luigi Vanvitelli
1700–1773
Medium
Pen, brown ink, with brush and gray wash, over graphite
Dimensions
12-5/8 x 14-11/16 in. (32.1 x 37.3 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1968
Accession Number
68.725.2
Tags
Altars
About the Artist
Luigi Vanvitelli · 1700–1773
Born 12 May 1700; died 1 March 1773. Famous for his design for the Royal Palace at Caserta, built 1751. Vanvitelli was active in Rome, Naples and nearby towns, also Brescia, Milan and Genoa. Comment on works: Portraits