Receuil Elémentaire d'Architecture
Print
1760 (printed)
1760 (printed)
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This print by Jean François de Neufforge shows a plan for a country house, with the front of the building shown at the top of the image. Taken from the book Receuil Elèmentaire d’Architecture, this is an example of using different architectural orders of different sizes on the same building. Here a giant order of pilasters goes up the whole height of the façade. A minor order of Tuscan columns and pilasters denote the entrance to the vestibule and the main floor, or piano nobile, of the house.
Object details
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| Title | Receuil Elémentaire d'Architecture (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving on paper |
| Brief description | Print, engraving on paper, elevation and plan of a country house, by Jean François de Neufforge from his Receuil Elémentaire d'Architecture, France, 1760 |
| Physical description | Print, engraving on paper, elevation and plan of a country house. From Jean François de Neufforge's Receuil Elémentaire d'Architecture. Here a giant order of pilasters goes up the whole height of the façade. A minor order of Tuscan columns and pilasters denote the entrance to the vestibule and the main floor, or piano nobile, of the house. |
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| Gallery label | PRINT: ELEVATION AND PLAN OF A COUNTRY HOUSE
French, 1760
Engraving by Jean François de Neufforge (1714-1791) from his Recueil Elémentaire d'Architecture
Different orders of different sizes can be used on the same building. Here a giant order of pilasters goes up the whole height of the facade. A minor order of Tuscan columns and pilasters denote the entrance to the vestibule and the main floor, or piano nobile, of the house.
E.2088 - 1905 |
| Object history | Different orders of different sizes can be used on the same building. Here a giant order of pilasters goes up the whole height of the façade. A minor order of Tuscan columns and pilasters denote the entrance to the vestibule and the main floor, or piano nobile, of the house. |
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| Summary | This print by Jean François de Neufforge shows a plan for a country house, with the front of the building shown at the top of the image. Taken from the book Receuil Elèmentaire d’Architecture, this is an example of using different architectural orders of different sizes on the same building. Here a giant order of pilasters goes up the whole height of the façade. A minor order of Tuscan columns and pilasters denote the entrance to the vestibule and the main floor, or piano nobile, of the house. |
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| Accession number | E.2088-1905 |
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| Record created | May 23, 2005 |
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