Brazier
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 2 15/16 x 3 9/16 in. (7.5 x 9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.95.200c
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, Renévin's *Brazier* is a delicate from the 16th, measuring just 2 15/16 x 3 9/16 inches. Boyvin, a French engr active in the Fontainebleau School under the patronage of King Francis I, specialized in intricate ornamental designs inspired by classical antiquity and the Mannerist style. This small print likely depicts a decorative brazier—a portable metal vessel for holding burning coals—showcasing the Renaissance fascination with functional yet ornate household objects. Engraving, Boyvin's chosen medium, involved metic...
About the Artist
René Boyvin · 1525–1580
French, Angers ca. 1525–1598 or 1625/6 Angers