Model of a Renaissance Church
1600â1700
Medium
models and prototypes
Classification
models and prototypes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Accession Number
2014-39-5
About this artwork
in the form of a Renaissance chapel abutting a brick building behind it, the chapel's front portico of single story, with three arches raised on double columns, surmounted by a single window in the wall, below an open triangular pediment, the back building with three roof tops.
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...