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On display at V&A South Kensington
Architecture, Room 128

Capital

Capital
ca. 1480-ca. 1500 (carved)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

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Object type
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Materials and techniques
Brief description
Capital from an arcade, Istrian stone, North Italy, ca. 1480-1500.
Physical description
Carved Istrian stone.
Style
Object history
Formerly in the Cavendish Bentinck collection at Brownsea Island.
Summary
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.
Bibliographic references
  • 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.
Collection
Accession number
1845-1892

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Record createdAugust 5, 2003
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