Ground floor plan of Palazzo Te
Architectural Drawing
1770 (made)
1770 (made)
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Drawing of the Ducal Palace, in pen and ink and watercolour, on paper. It depicts an interior floorplan of the palace indicating each of the separate areas and stairways. There is a key at the top of page relating to each of the letters and numbers within the separate spaces. The drawing is in a portrait format and is attached to one page of the album.
Object details
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| Title | Ground floor plan of Palazzo Te (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing of the ground floor plan of the Ducal Palace (Palazzo Te), Mantua, drawn by Gaetano Crevola, 1770 |
| Physical description | Drawing of the Ducal Palace, in pen and ink and watercolour, on paper. It depicts an interior floorplan of the palace indicating each of the separate areas and stairways. There is a key at the top of page relating to each of the letters and numbers within the separate spaces. The drawing is in a portrait format and is attached to one page of the album. |
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| Credit line | Accepted by H M Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria & Albert Museum, 2000 |
| Bibliographic reference | Ludovica Cappelletti, ‘Un Disegno Settecentesco di Palazzo Te al Victoria and Albert Museum di Londra’ in Civiltà Mantovana: Rivista semestrale, 144 (Mantova, 2017), pp. 92-99. |
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| Accession number | E.19:8-2001 |
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| Record created | July 18, 2001 |
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