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Cornices

Drawing
ca.1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing of various cornices from Roman palaces, pen and ink and watercolour. Some of the cornices shown here are based on the Corinthian, Composite and Doric orders. Other are new types devised Michelangelo (Palazzo Farnese) and Vignola.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCornices (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink and watercolour
Brief description
Drawing of twelve cornices from Roman palaces, pen and ink and watercolour, about 1850
Physical description
Drawing of various cornices from Roman palaces, pen and ink and watercolour. Some of the cornices shown here are based on the Corinthian, Composite and Doric orders. Other are new types devised Michelangelo (Palazzo Farnese) and Vignola.
Gallery label
The full text of the label is as follows: "CORNICES FROM ROMAN PALACES English, about 1850 Pen and ink and watercolour Italian architects of the 1500s had the idea of topping off the sheer outside walls of their palazzi with prominent projecting cornices. Some of the cornices shown here are based on the Corinthian, Composite and Doric orders. Others are new types devised by Michelangelo (Palazzo Farnese) and Vignola. D.314-1908"
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
D.314-1908

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Record createdJuly 11, 2005
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