Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian, Plan of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, ca. 1750
- Title:
- Plan of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
- Date:
- ca. 1750
- Materials & Techniques:
- Gray wash with black ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 21 9/16 x 14 15/16 inches (54.7 x 38 cm), Image: 11 3/8 x 10 11/16 inches (28.9 x 27.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "47"; in brown ink, upper left: "XLVII [crossed out, replaced in graphite with '41']"; in black ink, within image: scale and letters labeling image; in brown ink, lower center: "RESTI DEL TEMPIO DI DIANA A' EFESO"
Signed in brown ink, lower left: "Borra Archus. Del."; not dated
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.926
- Classification:
- Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- aerial view | ancient Greek | architectural subject | cartographic material | Roman | scale (rule) | site plan | temple
- Associated Places:
- Ege kiyilari | Ephesus | Izmir Ili | Temple of Artemis | Turkey
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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