Design for a Church Interior
Luigi Vanvitelli
1700–1773
Medium
Pen, brown ink, over graphite
Dimensions
15-7/8 x 20-1/2 in. (40.3 x 52.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Donald Oenslager, 1965
Accession Number
65.536.3
Tags
InteriorsArchitectureChurches
About the Artist
Luigi Vanvitelli · 1700–1773
Born 12 May 1700; died 1 March 1773. Famous for his design for the Royal Palace at Caserta, built 1751. Vanvitelli was active in Rome, Naples and nearby towns, also Brescia, Milan and Genoa. Comment on works: Portraits