Design of Antique Pitcher
16th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund
Accession Number
53.532.3
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the Renaissance world through this delicate *Design of Antique Pitcher a 16th-century pen and brown ink drawing by an anonymous Italian artist. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, this modest yet masterful sketch captures the elegant profile of a classical-inspired vessel, evoking the timeless grace of ancient Roman or Greek pottery. Acquired through the Elisha Whittelsey Fund, it exemplifies the meticulous preparatory work that fueled Italy's artistic revival. In the bustling workshops of 16th-century Italy, artists and designers pored over an...