San Lorenzo, north portal, elevation (recto) San Lorenzo, north portal, cornice, profile (verso)
early to mid-16th century
Medium
Dark brown ink, black chalk, and incised lines
Dimensions
sheet: 17 3/8 x 11 13/16 in. (44.1 x 30 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
49.92.40
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Art Historical Context
This exquisite architectural drawing, created by an anonymous French artist the early to mid-th century, captures the of the north portal of San Lorenzo on the recto side, with a precise profile of the cornice on verso. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, measures 17 3/8 x 11 13/16 inches and exemplifies the Renaissance-era obsession with classical forms, likely inspired by the iconic Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence a masterpiece associated with Filippo Brunelleschi. Executed in dark brown ink, black chalk, and incised lines, the sheet reveals sophis...