Livre d'Architecture
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Other (Book): 16 3/4 × 11 13/16 × 3 1/16 in. (42.5 × 30 × 7.8 cm) Sheet (Page): 16 9/16 × 10 7/16 in. (42 × 26.5 cm)
Classification
Books|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
Accession Number
30.32
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau · 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...