Two Terms, Two Cornices and a Pillar
Hugues Sambin
1554
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (round): 13 1/8 x 13 1/8 in. (33.3 x 33.3 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Edward Pearce Casey Fund, 1983
Accession Number
1983.1137
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
ArchitectureFemale Nudes
About the Artist
Hugues Sambin · 1520–1601
**Hugues Sambin** (c. 1520–1601) was a versatile French craftsman, sculptor, architect, and designer from the Franche-Comté region who became one of the leading figures of Mannerist art in Burgundy and eastern France. Born in Gray, he trained as a *menuisier* (woodworker or joiner) and came from a family of wood-carvers; his father was Mammes Sambin, and his brothers Guillaume and Claude also work...