San Lorenzo, Library, Ricetto, upper window, elevation; niche,elevation, plan, and section (recto) San Lorenzo, Library, Ricetto, niche, details; upper window, details, elevation (verso)
early to mid-16th century
Medium
Dark brown ink, black chalk, and incised lines
Dimensions
sheet: 17 1/8 x 22 11/16 in. (43.5 x 57.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Janos Scholz and Anne Bigelow Scholz, in memory of Flying Officer Walter Bigelow Rosen, RCAF, 1949
Accession Number
49.92.38
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite architectural drawing, created by an anonymous French artist in the early to mid-16th century, captures intricate details from the Laurentian Library's Ricetto (vestibule) at the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence. The recto side features elevations of the upper window and niche, along with plans and sections, while the verso offers further refinements of the niche and window details. Executed in dark brown ink, black chalk, and incised lines on a generous sheet measuring 17 1/8 x 22 11/16 inches, it exemplifies the precision of Renaissance drafting techniques. The Laurentian ...