Vue prise dans les jardins de la Ville d'Est a Tivoli
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 5 7/8 x 7 3/8 in. (15 x 18.8 cm) image: 5 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (14 x 17.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
Accession Number
1986.1180.469
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate etching, created in 1764 by Jean Claude Richard, Abbé de Saint-Non in collaboration with Jean Honoré Fragonard, offers a charming glimpse into the famed gardens of the Villa d'Este in Tivoli, Italy. The composition highlights terraced landscapes filled with towering trees and winding paths, capturing the harmonious blend of nature Renaissance design that has long drawn visitors to this historic site near Rome. As an etching, the work exemplifies the precision and tonal subtlety of 18th-century printmaking, allowing the artists to convey light filtering through foliage and the ge...
About the Artist
Jean Claude Richard, Abbé de Saint-Non|Jean Honoré Fragonard (French) · 1727 –1791
French, Paris 1727–1791 Paris