Pantheon, dome, section details; alcove, section and details (recto) Pantheon, rotonda, upper order, elevation and details (verso)
early to mid-16th century
Medium
Dark brown ink, black chalk, and incised lines
Dimensions
sheet: 22 15/16 x 16 3/4 in. (58.3 x 42.6 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Rogers Fund, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and Mark J. Millard Gift, 1968
Accession Number
68.769.7
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite 16th-century architectural drawing, created by an anonymous French artist captures intricate details of Rome's iconic Pantheon on both sides of the sheet. The recto features sections of the dome and alcove with precise measurements, while the verso presents an elevation of the rotunda's upper order. to the early to mid-0s, it measures nearly 23 by 17 inches and was acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in1968. During the Renaissance, French scholars and artists traveled to Italy to study ancient Roman, fueling a revival of classical architecture across Europe. The Pantheon...