Floorplan of Chateau d'Anet, from Les plus excellents bastiments de France
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 15 3/4 x 19 11/16 in. (40 x 50 cm) Image: 9 3/4 x 12 1/16 in. (24.7 x 30.6 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.167.6
Tags
About the Artist
Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau · 1510–1585
Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau (c. 1510–1584), born in Paris to a wine merchant, emerged as a pivotal figure in introducing Renaissance architecture to France through his innovative designs and engravings. Trained as an architect, decorator, and engraver, he established a printshop in Orléans around 1549, where he began producing influential suites of engravings, starting with triumphal arches. His...