Drawing from the Madonna del Popolo, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome
Date:
between 1750 and 1755
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black and brown ink and gray wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 7/8 x 9 5/8in. (35.2 x 24.4cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper center: "The Proportions of a Square Niche for a Single figure | h[e]ight of the op[e]ning 2 1/6 of the breadth h[e]ight of Intablature[sic] 2 Diameters of Cols: or 2/9 of its ht: | Diameter of the Columns 1/4 of the Opening h[e]ight of Pedestal 2/7 of the Column | Interval between the Pilasters behind the Columns and the Opening 1/8 of Op.ng:"; in pen and brown ink, lower center: "From the Madonna del Popolo."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.2.116
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | triglyphs | niche | sculpture | Grand Tour
Associated Places:
Italy | Europe | Rome | Piazza del Popolo
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Grand Tour (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, 1998-01-10 - 1998-04-10)