Elevations and Plans of Two Boxes
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of ruling in graphite
Dimensions
17-3/4 x 13-1/4 in. (45.1 x 33.6 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
60.632.47
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About this artwork
Pietro Paolo Coccetti (also known as Cocchetti), an Italian designer active between 1710 and 1727, created this architectural drawing presenting elevations and plans of two decorative boxes. Executed in pen and brown ink with brush and gray wash over graphite ruling, the 17¾ by 13¼ inch sheet demonstrates the refined draughtsmanship required for luxury object design during the Baroque period. Such presentation drawings served multiple purposes: design proposals for patrons, workshop guides for c...
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...