Plan for the servant's mezzanine

People:

Andrea Tagliafichi (draughtsman)
Andrea Tagliafichi (architect)
Agostino Lomellini (client)

Title:

Plan for the servant's mezzanine

Date:

ca. 1780

Description:

- This drawing is one of a group of ten drawings by Andrea Tagliafichi dated ca. 1780 for the Villa Lomellini-Rostan, Pegli, Genoa. The drawings were formerly bound together, as indicated by the stitching at the left edge. The drawings include a perspective view for the villa and grounds which is signed and inscribed by Tagliafichi (DR1987:0248), six plans for the villa (DR1988:0249 - DR1988:0253 and DR1988:0257), and three plans for the "Casa alla Marina" on the grounds (DR1988:0254 - DR1988:0256). The drawings may be record drawings of Tagliafichi's renovations as well as presentation drawings.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

presentation drawing (proposal)
record drawing

Technique and media:

Pen and black ink with watercolour over pen and grey ink, with some additions in graphite

Dimensions:

sheet: 30.5 x 36.7 cm

Reference number:

DR1987:0253

Drawing Type:

line drawing
finished drawing

Method of Projection:

plan (drawing)

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- There is an old vertical fold at c., and a vertical fold with holes from stitching near the l. edge.

Inscription:

inscribed - by the draughtsman, in pen and black ink, t.: with title; and u.l.: with legend identifying rooms inscribed - by an unknown hand, in graphite, c.l.: with calculations numbered - by a modern hand, in graphite, u.r.: "5"

Subject:

architecture

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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