Plan pour un Bâtiment de l'Ordre Corinthien
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-451-19
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Plan pour un Bâtiment l'Ordre Corinthien** (1768) by Jean-François de Neuff, a Flemish architect andaver (1714–1791), showcases the elegance of classical design through a meticulously detailed architectural plan. This print depicts a structure envisioned in the Corinthian order of the three principal orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture, distinguished by its ornate capitals adorned with acanthus leaves, symbolizing refinement and grandeur. Created during the height of the 18th Enlightenment, when architects eagerly revived antiquity's forms, Neufforge's work reflects the era's pass...