Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
Title:
View of a Valley with Ruins at Sardis
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash with gray ink and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 7/8 x 21 5/16 inches (37.8 x 54.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, upper left: "VII."; in graphite, upper left: "6 | IV"; in brown ink, within image: letters A-N labeling ruins and landscape elements; in graphite, lower center: "Heomus?"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.924
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
acropolis | theater | Roman | fort | stadium | ruins | landscape | mountains | hills | valley | gymnasium | rivers | Lydian | temple
Associated Places:
Gediz | Turkey | Temple of Artemis | Hatay Ili | Akdeniz kiyisi | Pactolus | Bozdag
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:27005