Veue et Perspective du Chasteau d'Amboille
Medium
Pen and black ink with brush and gray wash
Dimensions
6 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. (16.5 x 33.6 cm.)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1957
Accession Number
57.658.75
Tags
Art Historical Context
Visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings Prints department will delight in *Veue et Perspective du Chau d'Amboille* by Nicolas Perelle, captivating 17th-century drawing that offers a panoramic view of the majestic Château d'Amboise. Perelle, a skilled French draftsman and engraver from prominent family of artists, specialized in precise architectural vistas of France's royal chateaus and landscapes. work, rendered in meticulous pen and black ink with subtle brush and gray wash, 6 1/2 x 13 1/4 inches and vividly captures the chateau's grand facade, winding roads, lush trees, and ti...