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
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...