Interior of a Chapel
Medium
Pen and ink with gray, brown and pink wash
Dimensions
sheet: 14 x 9-3/4 in
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1952
Accession Number
52.570.79bis
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the ethereal glow of *Interior of a Chapel*, a 18th-century drawing an anonymous Bolognese artist from Italy. Created with pen and ink accented by subtle gray, brown, and washes on a modest 14 x 9-3/4 inch sheet, work captures the ornate splendor of a sacred interior space, complete with heavenly angels adorning the architecture. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Drawings and Prints Department as part of The Elisha Whittelsey Collection (acquired through the Elisha Whittelsey Fund in 1952), it exemplifies the Bolognese tradition of meticulous architectural renderings. In 18th...