Profil du dedans de la cour et du petit Jardin de lâHostel de Liancourt
ca.1635âca.1660
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-351-95
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Jean Marot (1619–1679), a pioneering French engraver and architect created *Profil du dedans de la et du petit Jardin de’Hôtel de Liancourt around 1635–1660. This intricate print captures the intimate courtyard and small garden of Hôtel de Liancourt, a Parisian residence belonging to the noble Liancourt family. Marot's work exemplifies the emerging Baroque style in French architecture, with its emphasis on symmetry, classical proportions, and elegant spatial arrangements that reflected the opulence of the aristocracy under Louis XIII. As part of Marot's seminal series documenting Paris's hôte...