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Design for a building facade (recto), and for a facade of a church (verso)

Drawing
ca. 1550

Design for a facade of a building, possibly a palazzo (recto) and for a facade of a church (verso), with annotations and measurements.

Object details

Category
Designs
Object type
Drawing
TitleDesign for a building facade (recto), and for a facade of a church (verso) (generic title)
Materials and techniques
pen and ink on laid paper
Ink
Paper
Drawing
Brief description
Design for a facade of a building, possibly a palazzo (recto), and for a facade of a church (verso), ca. 1550, possibly by Pompeo Pedemonte.
Physical description
Design for a facade of a building, possibly a palazzo (recto) and for a facade of a church (verso), with annotations and measurements.
Dimensions
  • Recto height: 24.6cm
  • Recto width: 40.6cm
  • Verso height: 40.6cm
  • Verso width: 24.6cm
Object history
1 of 68 architectural drawings part purchased from, part presented by Francis Wollaston Moody in 1872.
Bibliographic references
  • Referenced in Cristina Loi, 'Disegni per Milano al Victoria & Albert Museum di Londra' in Il Disegno di Architettura: notizie su studi, richerche, archivi e collezioni pubbliche e private, Aprile 1996, Numero 13, pp. 31-38.
  • Maria Christina Loi, 'Mantova a Londra: Ipotesi su alcuni disegni al Victoria and Albert Museum', in Le Arti del Disegno: Architettura, Ornato, Figura, ed. by Stefano L'Occaso and Maria Cristina Loi (Mantova, 2017), pp. 27-37.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
635

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Record createdSeptember 8, 2008
Record URL
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