The Franco-Italian Album
Design
1749-1755 (made)
1749-1755 (made)
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Perspective view of a small dome, surmounting an octagonal lantern with Ionic columns and volutes, and a sketch plan.This design is by Sir William Chambers (1723-1796). On the verso, the plan of a circular church with three main altars and four screened chapels. Chambers has begun to improve the domed drawing with pencil and alterations. The plan on the verso, with its very schematic treatment and perfunctorily shown outer wall, is probably a design rather than a record. It has similarities to Gianlorenzo Bernini's S. Maria dell' Assunzione, Ariccia and Legeay's plan for St Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin.
Object details
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| Title | The Franco-Italian Album (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink with pencil |
| Brief description | Perspective view of a small dome, surmounting a lantern with Ionic columns and volutes by Sir William Chambers (1723-1796). |
| Physical description | Perspective view of a small dome, surmounting an octagonal lantern with Ionic columns and volutes, and a sketch plan. On the verso, the plan of a circular church with three main altars and four screened chapels. |
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| Production type | Design |
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| Production | Attribution note: Chambers has begun to improve the domed drawing with pencil and alterations. The plan on the verso, with its very schematic treatment and perfunctorily shown outer wall, is probably a design rather than a record. It has similarities to Gianlorenzo Bernini's S. Maria dell' Assunzione, Ariccia and Legeay's plan for St Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin. |
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| Summary | Perspective view of a small dome, surmounting an octagonal lantern with Ionic columns and volutes, and a sketch plan.This design is by Sir William Chambers (1723-1796). On the verso, the plan of a circular church with three main altars and four screened chapels. Chambers has begun to improve the domed drawing with pencil and alterations. The plan on the verso, with its very schematic treatment and perfunctorily shown outer wall, is probably a design rather than a record. It has similarities to Gianlorenzo Bernini's S. Maria dell' Assunzione, Ariccia and Legeay's plan for St Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin. |
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| Accession number | 5712:427 |
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| Record created | May 21, 2009 |
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