Grotesque Panel
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 4 7/8 × 3 3/8 in. (12.4 × 8.6 cm) Plate: 4 1/4 × 2 13/16 in. (10.8 × 7.1 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1923
Accession Number
23.34.2(66c)
Tags
About the Artist
Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau|Nicoletto da Modena · 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...