Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Stephen Riou, 1720–1780
Title:
Alzata di'una faciata d'un Palazzo di 15 finestre per fare in luogo nobile della citta
Date:
1752
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black, brown, and gray ink, brown and gray wash, within single-ruled black ink border on slightly textured, medium, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 13 3/8 inches (22.5 × 34 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper left: "Alzata di'una faciata | d'un Palazzo di 15 finestre | per fare in luogo nobile della citta"; in pen and brown ink, lower center: "fig. G"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.2.780(5)
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
colonnades | statues | chapels | columns (architectural elements) | Corinthian order | exterior | palazzi | architectural subject | villas | country house | domes | rustication | pilasters | plans (drawings) | facades
Associated Places:
Italy
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:68837