Elevation for a cove ceiling decorated with a figure of Minerva, for the Palazzo Lante, Rome, Italy

People:

Pietro Bracci (designer)
Pietro Bracci (draughtsman)

Title:

Elevation for a cove ceiling decorated with a figure of Minerva, for the Palazzo Lante, Rome, Italy

Date:

ca. 1764

Description:

- This rendering shows a project for decorating one side of a cove ceiling. Much of the design was probably intended to be executed in stucco. The decoration consists of a leafy border and mouldings containing a scene of Minerva sitting on clouds.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

preliminary drawing
record drawing

Technique and media:

Pen and brown ink, brown wash, and white gouache over black chalk

Dimensions:

sheet: 21.2 x 35.0 cm

Reference number:

DR1966:0001:032

Drawing Type:

finished drawing

Method of Projection:

elevation (drawing)

Inscription:

numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, u.l.: "32"; and verso, l.r.: "32" numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, verso, l.r.: "110" [written sideways]

Subject:

interior design

Subject Descriptive Terms:

stucco
ceiling
cove ceiling
decorated ceiling

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

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