Interior with coffered ceiling and Corinthian order applied to walls
19th century
Medium
Graphite, watercolor and gilt
Dimensions
image (arched shape): 11 3/8 x 14 3/16 in. (28.9 x 36.1 cm) sheet: 15 x 17 3/4 in. (38.1 x 45.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Dodge and Fletcher Funds, 1967
Accession Number
67.736.50
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the opulent world of 19th-century interior design with John Gregory Crace's * with Coffered Ceiling and Corinthian Order Applied Walls*. This exquisite drawing captures a grand architectural fantasy, featuring a richly paneled coffered ceiling—recessed compartments typical of classical Roman halls—and walls adorned with the elaborate Corinthian order, known for its acanthus-leaf capitals symbolizing luxury and refinement. Crace, a skilled practitioner in the Crace family tradition of decoration, likely created this as a design study or proposal, reflecting the Victorian era's passion...