Perspective Rendering of the Chateau de Verneuil, France
Classification
architecture
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1911-28-72
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of French Renaissance architecture with Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau the Elder's *Perspective Rendering of the Chateau de Verneuil, France* (1568–75). Created by this prolific French architect and engraver (ca. 1515–after 1584), the work captures the grandeur of the Château de Verneuil, a lavish 16th-century estate symbolizing the opulence of the Valois monarchy. Du Cerceau, a master of precise perspective views, documented over 100 chateaus in his influential publications, preserving these jewels of French design for posterity. This rendering exemplifies Du Cerceau...