Drawing
1841-1912 (made)
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Perspective drawing of a large gate with three arches, in front of which are columns. The drawing is on very thin cream-coloured tracing paper.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink on tracing paper. |
| Brief description | Perspective drawing, probably for illustration, reconstructing the Gate of Hadrian, Antalya, Turkey. |
| Physical description | Perspective drawing of a large gate with three arches, in front of which are columns. The drawing is on very thin cream-coloured tracing paper. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Katharina Theophila Leonie Castelliz |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Katharina Theophila Leonie Castelliz, granddaughter of the artist, the Austrian architect Niemann. Historical significance: Adalia was the old name of Antalya. The monumental Gate, of which this drawing is a reconstruction, now much weathered but still standing, was erected to commemorate a visit by the Emperor Hadrian in A.D. 30. |
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| Accession number | E.235-1998 |
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| Record created | July 30, 1999 |
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