Fragments choisis dans les Peintures et les Tableaux les plus interessants des Palais et des Eglises d'Italie
Medium
Etchings
Dimensions
Each print approximately: sheet: 9 1/4 x 6 11/16 in. (23.5 x 17 cm) image: 7 3/8 x 5 1/4 in. (18.7 x 13.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1956
Accession Number
56.648.17(1-37)
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Art Historical Context
Step into the enchanting world of 18th European art appreciation with *Fragments choisis dans les Peintures et Tableaux les plus interess des Palais et des Eises d'Italie*, a series of etchings by Jean Claude Richard, Abbé de Saint-Non, in collaboration with the celebrated Rococo master Jean Honoré Fragonard. during the height of the Grand Tour era, when affluent travelers flocked to Italy to immerse themselves in its Renaissance and Baroque treasures, this work reproduces exquisite details—fragments of figures like infants, men, and women—from the most renowned paintings adorning Italian pala...
About the Artist
Jean Claude Richard, Abbé de Saint-Non|Jean Honoré Fragonard (French) · 1727 –1791
French, Paris 1727–1791 Paris