Two Alternate Designs for a Chapel
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush with gray and brown wash, over leadpoint or graphite, with ruled and compass construction
Dimensions
sheet: 22 1/2 x 14 5/8 in. (57.1 x 37.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Leon Dalva Sr., 1965
Accession Number
65.654.12
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *Two Alternate Designs for a Chapel*, a captivating pair of architectural drawings from 18th-century Piedmont, Italy, created by an anonymous artist around 1700–1780. These intricate sketches showcase two visionary concepts for sacred spaces, reflecting the era's fervor for Baroque and Rococo ecclesiastical architecture in northern Italy. Piedmont, with its rich history of Savoyard patronage, was a hub for elaborate chapels blending grandeur and devotion—perfect settings for private worship or pilgrimage. Crafted on a generous 22½ x 14⅝-inch sheet, the designs reveal meticulous prepara...