The Cumeaean sibyl walking to the right and carrying a tray, followed by three women, set within an elaborate frame
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 5 1/16 × 7 1/16 in. (12.8 × 18 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Accession Number
26.70.3(209)
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau|Battista Angolo del Moro|Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) · 1510–1585
Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau (c. 1510–1584), born in Paris to a wine merchant, emerged as a pivotal figure in introducing Renaissance architecture to France through his innovative designs and engravings. Trained as an architect, decorator, and engraver, he established a printshop in Orléans around 1549, where he began producing influential suites of engravings, starting with triumphal arches. His...