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Victor Petit — Architecture Pittoresque ou Monuments des xveme. Et xvieme. Siecles: Chateaux De France des XV et XVI Siecles: Pl. 43, Maison Ancienne À Toulouse (Haute-Garonne)

Victor Petit

Architecture Pittoresque ou Monuments des xveme. Et xvieme. Siecles: Chateaux De France des XV et XVI Siecles: Pl. 43, Maison Ancienne À Toulouse (Haute-Garonne)

1860

This lithograph depicts a historic Renaissance house in Toulouse, showcasing the architectural character of fifteenth and sixteenth century French domestic buildings. Created by Victor Petit as part of a comprehensive portfolio documenting French architectural heritage, the work employs colored tint stone lithography to render the building's ornamental details and spatial qualities. The portfolio itself served as an important record of French medieval and Renaissance structures during a period of significant scholarly interest in national architectural history.

Medium
lithograph with tint stone, from portfolio of 100 lithographs with tint stone

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Victor Petit, Architecture Pittoresque ou Monuments des xveme. Et xvieme. Siecles: Chateaux De France des XV et XVI Siecles: Pl. 43, Maison Ancienne À Toulouse (Haute-Garonne), 1860

This lithograph depicts a historic Renaissance house in Toulouse, showcasing the architectural character of fifteenth and sixteenth century French domestic buildings. Created by Victor Petit as part of a comprehensive portfolio documenting French architectural heritage, the work employs colored tint stone lithography to render the building's ornamental details and spatial qualities. The portfolio itself served as an important record of French medieval and Renaissance structures during a period of significant scholarly interest in national architectural history.

Medium
lithograph with tint stone, from portfolio of 100 lithographs with tint stone
Year
1860
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Medieval and Renaissance revival, 19th Century, Toulouse France, Historic Architecture, Romantic Aesthetic, French Artist, Residential building, Engraving, Architectural Documentation, Picturesque Style

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