The Cumeaean sibyl walking to the right and carrying a tray, followed by three women, set within an elaborate frame
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 5 1/16 × 7 1/16 in. (12.8 × 18 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Accession Number
26.70.3(209)
Tags
About the Artist
Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau|Battista Angolo del Moro|Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) · 1510–1585
Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau (c. 1510–1584), born in Paris to a wine merchant, emerged as a pivotal figure in introducing Renaissance architecture to France through his innovative designs and engravings. Trained as an architect, decorator, and engraver, he established a printshop in Orléans around 1549, where he began producing influential suites of engravings, starting with triumphal arches. His...