Sectional elevation of the Palazzo Farnese courtyard, Rome

People:

Unknown, Italy, mid 16th century (engraver (printmaker))
Antoine Lafréry (publisher)
Antonio da Sangallo the Younger (architect)
Pope Paul III (patron)
Michelangelo Buonarroti (architect)

Title:

Sectional elevation of the Palazzo Farnese courtyard, Rome

Date:

printed 1560

Form:
works of art

Quantity / Object type:
1 print(s)

Stage and Purpose:

record drawing

Technique and media:

Engraving on laid paper

Dimensions:

sheet: 39.8 x 50.6 cm (15 11/16 x 19 15/16 in.)

Reference number:

DR1979:0331

Drawing Type:

line drawing

Method of Projection:

sectional perspective

Point of View:

partial view
exterior view
interior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet is trimmed within plate mark and has an old vertical fold through c. and possibly traces of an offset image of an unidentified print on the verso.

Inscription:

inscribed and dated - by the engraver ? in the plate below the image, l.l. to l.r.: "Palatij farnesij Romae non procul a reliquijs Theatri Pompeij olim e solidissimo Tiburtino lapide non minore architecture comendatione ab Antonio / Sagallo [sic] inchoati, quam stupendo artificio per Michaelem Angelum omnibus numeris consumati, quantum artificio diligentia assequi potuit interioris / partis expressio, atq. in intimo eius ambulacro duaru Herculis statuar. icones formis Antoni Lafrerij Sequani. M. D: l X." numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the secondary support, u.r.: "88" numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the secondary support, verso, in various locations: "88"

Subject:

architecture

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

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