Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
Title:
Details of a Corinthian Order from a Temple at Ephesus, Probably that of Hadrian
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Black and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/4 x 15 1/8 inches (54 x 38.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "49 | XXXIII"; in brown ink, upper left: "XLIX."; within image: labels A-D; in black ink, within image: various measurements; in graphite, lower center: "Plan and a Capital of the Pilaster of the Corinthian Temple at Ephesus"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.938
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
temple | capitals | columns | Corinthian order | friezes | architectural subject | scale (rule) | ancient Greek
Associated Places:
Asia | Turkey | Ege kiyilari | Ephesus | Izmir Ili
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:27017