The Franco-Italian Album

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Artist/Maker	Sir William Chambers (designer)
Place of origin	Italy (drawn) France (drawn)

Details of the plinth of the Idolino, Uffizi Gallery, Florence. The ancient bronze statue known as the Idolino was discovered in 1530. Its sixteenth-century bronze base was much admired by eighteenth-century visitors to the Uffizi, who ascribed it to Ghiberti. It is now in the Museo Archeologico in Florence.

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Categories	Architectural Fittings Architecture Drawings Designs
Object type	Drawing
Title	The Franco-Italian Album (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Pencil Pen and Ink Wash Drawing
Brief description	Sir William Chambers. One of a large group of drawings, mainly architectural designs, bound in a volume titled "Franco-Italian Album," mid-18th century.
Physical description	Details of the plinth of the Idolino, Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
Dimensions	Height: 211mm Width: 147mm
Marks and inscriptions	Inscribed "Bronze in the gallerie" Inscribed with a note and dimensions
Summary	Details of the plinth of the Idolino, Uffizi Gallery, Florence. The ancient bronze statue known as the Idolino was discovered in 1530. Its sixteenth-century bronze base was much admired by eighteenth-century visitors to the Uffizi, who ascribed it to Ghiberti. It is now in the Museo Archeologico in Florence.
Bibliographic reference	Kisluk-Grosheide, Daniëlle and Rondot, Bertrand (Eds.) Visiteurs de Versailles: Voyageurs, princes, ambassadeurs (1682-1789) Paris: Gallimard, 2017
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	5712:510

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Record created	December 8, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O176898/the-franco-italian-album-drawing-sir-william-chambers/

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