Tomb of Cecchino Bracci, S. Maria in Araceoli, Rome
Medium
Black chalk, pen and brown ink
Dimensions
Sheet: 15 9/16 x 21 15/16 in. (39.5 x 55.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.19.20
Tags
About the Artist
Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau|Anonymous, French, 16th century · 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...