Design for a Mantlepiece — Christian Gottlob Mietzsch|Jean Le Pautre | DiscoverArt

Christian Gottlob Mietzsch|Jean Le Pautre

Design for a Mantlepiece

mid-18th–late 18th century

Pen and brown ink, brush and light brown wash over traces of black chalk.

22.6 × 17 cm (8.9 × 6.7 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — check current display status with the museum.

View at metmuseum.org ↗︎Plan a visit ↗︎

Discover

Your feed Blog Museums & galleries Saved works

You

Account Community guidelines

DiscoverArt

A taste-graph discovery engine for art. Every work shown is a real object in a real museum — artwork images courtesy of their institutions’ open-access programs.

© Discover Art 2026Terms of Use Privacy Policy Cookie Policy

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

More like this

Design for a Wall Decoration with Apollo and the Muses, a Figure of Astronomy, and the Coat-of-Arms of a Grand Duke of Tuscany as Grand Master of the Order of Santo Stefano

Marco Marchetti (Marco da Faenza) — Design for a Wall Decora

Design for the Tomb of Pope Julius II della Rovere

Michelangelo Buonarroti — Design for the Tomb of Pope Julius

Elevation for a Wall Decoration Scheme for a Church Interior with Scenes dedicated to the Legend of the Holy Cross

Anonymous, Central European, 18th century — Elevation for a

Elevation for Wall Decoration

Elevation for Wall Decoration

Design for an Altar with the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception in the Center

Anonymous, Spanish, 17th century — Design for an Altar with

Design for a Façade

Anonymous, Italian, Bolognese 18th century artist — Design f

Wall Elevation with a Window and Statues of Saint John the Baptist and Saint Peter in Niches

Lazzaro Tavarone — Wall Elevation with a Window and Statues

Design for a Reredos or Frame and Setting for an Altar Painting

Pomarancio (Cristoforo Roncalli) — Design for a Reredos or F

Design for a Chimney piece decorated with figures of Venus and Cupid

Emil Wolff — Design for a Chimney piece decorated with figur

Design for a Man's Tomb

Anonymous, French, 16th century|Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau

Design for a "Quarantore" Decoration

Federico Zuccaro (Zuccari) — Design for a "Quarantore" Decor

Design for a Chimney Piece

Anonymous, British, 18th century — Design for a Chimney Piec