Francesco I d'Este Builds the Palazzo di Sassuolo, from L'Idea di un Principe ed Eroe Cristiano in Francesco I d'Este, di Modena e Reggio Duca VIII [...]
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Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 3/4 × 6 5/16 in. (12 × 16 cm) Plate: 4 3/4 × 6 1/8 in. (12 × 15.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.570.331(3)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This etching, created in 1659 by Bartolomeo Fenice and Gamberti, captures Francesco I d'Este the construction of the grand Palazzo di Sassuolo. Titled *Francesco I d'Este the Palazzo di Sassuolo*, it forms part of the celebratory publication *L'I di un Principe ed E Cristiano in Francesco I dste*, which exalted the Modenese ruler as a model Christian prince and hero. intimate scale—sheet measuring just 4 3/4 × 6 5/16 inches—suggests it was designed for a bound volume, allowing widespread dissemination of the duke's architectural legacy. Etching, a precise intaglio technique involving acid-bit...
About the Artist
Bartolomeo Fenice (Fénis)|Domenico Gamberti (Italian|Italian) · | – |
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