Elevation of a Garden Gate Showing a Palazzo or Villa in the Distance
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over ruling in graphite
Dimensions
17-11/16 x 13-7/16 in. (45 x 34.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1960
Accession Number
60.632.41
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the early 18th, Italian architect Pietro Paolo Cocc (also known as Coc) created this meticulous *Elevation of a Garden Gate a Palazzo or Villa in Distance* between 1710 and 1727. Executed in pen and brown ink with brush and gray wash over rulings, the drawing exemplifies the precision of Baroque-era architectural drafting. Measuring 17-11/16 x 13-7/16 inches, it captures a grand garden gate framed by arches, with a stately palazzo or villa receding into the hazy distance, evoking the harmonious integration of landscape and built environment typical of Italian villas. This work highlights t...
About the Artist
Pietro Paolo Coccetti (Cocchetti) · 1710–1727
Pietro Paolo Coccetti, also recorded as Cocchetti, was an Italian artist whose career was brief by any measure — the dates associated with him span only the years 1710 to 1727, suggesting either a very short life or a period of documented activity that represents only a fraction of his actual career. He worked within the Italian tradition of the eighteenth century, a period of great vitality in th...