Frontispiece for "Thesaurus Antiquitatum Romanarum"
before 1704
Medium
Pen and black and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash, over red chalk
Dimensions
13 1/4 x 16 5/8 in. (33.7 x 42.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Helen and János Scholz, 1958
Accession Number
58.648.2(2)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Jan Goeree's *Frontispiece for "Thesaurus Antiquitatum Romanarum"* (before 1704) is a captivating preparatory drawing for the illustrated title page of Johann Georg Graevius's monumental scholarly compendium on Roman antiquities. Created in the Dutch Golden Age's waning years, it embodies the era's fervent interest in classical heritage, blending erudition with artistic virtuosity. Goeree, a versatile Dutch engraver, draftsman, and art theorist, contributed to publications that bridged antiquity and Enlightenment scholarship, making this work a window into 17th-century intellectual culture. E...
About the Artist
Jan Goeree · 1670–1731
Comment on works: Painter; Draughtsman; Engraver; History; Subjects in landscapes