Façade d'un Bâtiment de l'ordonnance Ionique sur un soubassement
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-451-8
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Jean-François de Neufforge a Flemish architect and engr (1714–1791), created *Façade d'un Bâtiment de l'onnance Ionique sur un soubassement* in1768. This print the elegant facade of a building designed in the Ionic order—a classical Greek architectural style characterized by slender, scrolled capitals on its columns—raised on a sturdy base or plinth. As part of Neufforge's influential architectural publications, such as his *Recueil élémentaire'architecture*, the work exemplifies the 18th-century fascination with antiquity, blending precise draftsmanship with neoclassical ideals. Produced dur...