Half-Section of the Model of the Attic and Dome of Saint Peter's Basilica as Conceived by Michelangelo (recto); Detail Studies Relating to the Plan, Section, and Elevation of the Dome of Saint Peter's Basilica (verso).
1551, 1558–69
Medium
Pen and brown ink, over leadpoint or black chalk.
Dimensions
sheet: 11 3/4 x 17 5/16 in. (29.8 x 44 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Janos Scholz and Anne Bigelow Scholz, in memory of Flying Officer Walter Bigelow Rosen, RCAF, 1949
Accession Number
49.92.92 (Mich pal)
About this artwork
Étienne Dupérac (c. 1535-1604), a French artist working in Renaissance Rome, created this crucial architectural drawing documenting Michelangelo's design for the dome and attic of Saint Peter's Basilica. Executed between 1551 and 1569 in pen and brown ink over leadpoint or black chalk, this sheet presents both a half-section of the dome model on the recto and detailed plan, section, and elevation studies on the verso. Published in 1569, five years after Michelangelo's death, Dupérac's engravings...
About the Artist
Etienne DuPérac · 1535–1604
Comment on works: architect; painter