Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
Title:: View and Plan of the Grotto of Gethsemene
Date:: ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash with black and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 21 7/16 x 14 15/16 inches (54.4 x 38 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "126"; in brown ink, upper left: "CXVI."; within image: labels A-J"; in graphite, lower center: "Grotto of Gethsemane"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1977.14.980
Classification:: Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: chapel | grotto | views | trees | bushes | cave | architectural subject | site plan
Associated Places:: Asia | Jerusalem | Israel | Yerushalayim, Mehoz | Grotto of Gethsemane
Currently On View:: Not on view
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:27058