View of a vaulted entrance hall to a house with winding stairs on far right, plate 24, from Variæ Architecturæ Formae
From a composite series or a regrouping of forty-nine etchings, titled Variæ Architecturæ Formae, which combines two series by Hans Vredeman de Vries: 1) twenty plates and a dedication (here reworked as a title plate) with oval architectural perspective views for intarsia work (Hollstein XLVII.69.51-71); and 2) twenty-eight plates with small architectural perspective views (Hollstein XLVII.88.72-100).Variæ Architecturæ Formae was first published under this title and as a composite series in 1601 by Theodoor Galle in Antwerp. Galle produced a later edition with plate numbers; plates 1-20 are the intarsia plates and plates 21-48 are the small architectural views. While plate 49 bears Galle's address and is included in Variæ Architecturæ Formae, it is most likely not after Hans Vredeman de Vries.
Artwork Details
- Title: View of a vaulted entrance hall to a house with winding stairs on far right, plate 24, from Variæ Architecturæ Formae
- Series/Portfolio: Variæ Architecturæ Formae
- Artist: after Hans Vredeman de Vries (Netherlandish, Leeuwarden 1527–1606 (?) Antwerp (?))
- Artist: Johannes van Doetecum I (Netherlandish, 1528/32–1605)
- Artist: Lucas van Doetecum (Netherlandish, active 1554–72, died before 1589)
- Publisher: Theodoor Galle (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1571–1633 Antwerp)
- Date: Published after 1601
- Medium: Etching; second state of two (Hollstein)
- Dimensions: Sheet: 5 7/8 × 8 1/8 in. (15 × 20.6 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1946
- Object Number: 46.9(25)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
More Artwork
Research Resources
The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.
To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.
Feedback
We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.