Architectural Fantasy 1780 - 1795
jeanlaurentlegeay
themetropolitanmuseumofart
drawing, print, architecture
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tree
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drawing
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toned paper
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water colours
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ink painting
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etching
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possibly oil pastel
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fluid art
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underpainting
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arch
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watercolour bleed
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watercolour illustration
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watercolor
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architecture
"Architectural Fantasy," a red chalk drawing by French artist Jean Laurent Legeay, is an example of capriccio, a genre of art depicting imagined architectural scenes. Legeay depicts a fantastical, partially ruined cityscape, its structures overgrown with foliage and framed by a thick tangle of trees. The composition, rendered in a delicate, warm palette, is arranged in a circular format. This drawing, dated 1780-1795, is now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in New York City.
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