Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
Title:
Details of the Theater Composed of the Composite Order at Hierapolis (Now Pamukkale)
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Black ink and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 5/16 x 14 15/16 inches (54.1 x 38 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "71 | LXIII"; in brown ink, upper left: "LXIX."; in black ink, within image: labels A and B and measurements; in graphite, lower center: "Door of the Scena & Cornice of the Theatre of the composite | order of the Hierapolis"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.1019
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
scale (rule) | capitals | columns | moldings | friezes | architectural subject | theater | Composite order
Associated Places:
Ege kiyilari | Pamukkale | Asia | Turkey | Denizli Ili
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:27098