Elevation and plan for a triumphal arch for the possesso of Innocent XIII, Rome

People:

Pietro Bracci (draughtsman)
Pietro Bracci (architect)
Pope Innocent XIII (dedicatee)

Title:

Elevation and plan for a triumphal arch for the possesso of Innocent XIII, Rome

Date:

1721

Description:

- This project is for a temporary construction or macchina in the form of a triumphal arch with freestanding columns. The arch is surmounted by an empty shield carrying papal regalia. The sculptural program includes freestanding figure statues on the base, cornice, and attic levels. The bottom quarter of the sheet contains a plan of the arch at the base level.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

presentation drawing (proposal)

Technique and media:

Pen and brown ink with grey wash, over black chalk

Dimensions:

sheet: 53.8 x 37.8 cm

Reference number:

DR1966:0001:007

Drawing Type:

finished drawing

Method of Projection:

plan (drawing)
elevation (drawing)

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- The sheet has a horizontal old fold and a small tear at the b. which is repaired with scotch tape. The drawing is framed by a pen and brown ink border just inside the edge of the sheet.

Inscription:

inscribed - by a contemporary hand ? in pen and brown ink, verso, l.r.: "go Archi Trionfale"; and u.r.: "puo [?] AD Maggio 17[illeg.] / [illeg.] Arco [illeg.] Campo Vacino [?]" [both inscriptions written along the r. side] numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, u.l.: "7"; and verso, l.r.: "7"

Subject:

temporary architecture

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

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