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Capital

  • Object:

    Capital

  • Place of origin:

    Italy (north, made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1480-ca. 1500 (carved)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Museum number:

    1845-1892

  • Gallery location:

    Architecture, room 128, case 5, shelf WW, box EXP

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This capital illustrates the Composite order of architecture, a systematic pattern and form followed by architects. This particular order was invented by the Romans and is based on the Corinthian order. The main three other orders: Doric, Ionic and Corinthian were however, an earlier invention by the ancient Greeks.

Physical description

Carved Istrian stone.

Place of Origin

Italy (north, made)

Date

ca. 1480-ca. 1500 (carved)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Dimensions

Height: 31.8 cm, Width: 49.5 cm

Object history note

Formerly in the Cavendish Bentinck collection at Brownsea Island.

Descriptive line

Capital from an arcade, Istrian stone, North Italy, ca. 1480-1500.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Andrea Palladio 1508-1580. The portico and the farmyard (exh.cat.), The Arts Council of Great Britain and the Centro Internazionale di Studi di Architettura Andrea Palladio. Vicenza, 1975, p. 255, cat. 463
List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1892. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1893. pp. 232.

Exhibition History

Andrea Palladio (Hayward Gallery, London 21/08/1975-12/10/1975)

Materials

Istrian stone

Categories

Sculpture; Architecture; Architectural fittings

Collection code

SCP

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Qr_O83184
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