The Death of Seneca

ca. 1770–90

Not on view

In addition to being a sculptor, Moitte made designs for prints and decorative arts and was a prolific draftsman. This painterly sheet must date to fairly early in his career, for while it features many classicizing elements in its costumes, setting, and décor, the overall composition still favors the oblique angles of the late Baroque rather than the planar arrangement of figures that would characterize his later work.

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Exhibition History

References

Title: The Death of Seneca
Artist: Jean Guillaume Moitte (French, Paris 1746–1810 Paris)
Date: ca. 1770–90
Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache on blue paper
Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 11 13/16 in. (22.2 x 30 cm.)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, Gift in memory of Sir Anthony Lousada from his children, and The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2001
Object Number: 2001.453
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

More Artwork

By Jean Guillaume Moitte

In the same medium

From the same time and place

A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.

Elevation of a Wall, Jean Guillaume Moitte French, Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash — Elevation of a Wall
Jean Guillaume Moitte
1776

Bolognese Peasant Girl with a Distaff

Jean Guillaume Moitte

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.