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DR1960:0021
Description:
- This drawing, by an unknown Italian artist, active probably in the area of Bologna in the last half of the 17th century, illustrates some of the conventions of quadratura design - the art of illusionistic wall and ceiling painting - that evolved during that century. Part of a wall and adjacent ceiling are shown as one continuous unfurling of space on a flat sheet of paper. The curve between the vertical and diagonal lines at the left-hand edge of the design indicate a modest coving. Around and above a doorway several ionic columns support an arch and archivolt which is decorated with acanthus leaves, putti, ram's head, and urn below, and satyrs, putti, garlands and urns above. A cornice, cartouche, balustrade, and scrolled pediment complete the decorations.
DR1960:0021
Description:
- This drawing, by an unknown Italian artist, active probably in the area of Bologna in the last half of the 17th century, illustrates some of the conventions of quadratura design - the art of illusionistic wall and ceiling painting - that evolved during that century. Part of a wall and adjacent ceiling are shown as one continuous unfurling of space on a flat sheet of paper. The curve between the vertical and diagonal lines at the left-hand edge of the design indicate a modest coving. Around and above a doorway several ionic columns support an arch and archivolt which is decorated with acanthus leaves, putti, ram's head, and urn below, and satyrs, putti, garlands and urns above. A cornice, cartouche, balustrade, and scrolled pediment complete the decorations.
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Subject:
interior design
interior design
Date:
ca. 1675-1725
ca. 1675-1725
Title:
Quadratura drawing for door-frame and surround
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DR1960:0021
Description:
- This drawing, by an unknown Italian artist, active probably in the area of Bologna in the last half of the 17th century, illustrates some of the conventions of quadratura design - the art of illusionistic wall and ceiling painting - that evolved during that century. Part of a wall and adjacent ceiling are shown as one continuous unfurling of space on a flat sheet of paper. The curve between the vertical and diagonal lines at the left-hand edge of the design indicate a modest coving. Around and above a doorway several ionic columns support an arch and archivolt which is decorated with acanthus leaves, putti, ram's head, and urn below, and satyrs, putti, garlands and urns above. A cornice, cartouche, balustrade, and scrolled pediment complete the decorations.
Quadratura drawing for door-frame and surround
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DR1960:0021
Description:
- This drawing, by an unknown Italian artist, active probably in the area of Bologna in the last half of the 17th century, illustrates some of the conventions of quadratura design - the art of illusionistic wall and ceiling painting - that evolved during that century. Part of a wall and adjacent ceiling are shown as one continuous unfurling of space on a flat sheet of paper. The curve between the vertical and diagonal lines at the left-hand edge of the design indicate a modest coving. Around and above a doorway several ionic columns support an arch and archivolt which is decorated with acanthus leaves, putti, ram's head, and urn below, and satyrs, putti, garlands and urns above. A cornice, cartouche, balustrade, and scrolled pediment complete the decorations.
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drawings
drawings
Date:
ca. 1675-1725
ca. 1675-1725
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Subject:
interior design
interior design
Form:
exhibitions
exhibitions
Title:
Dream Houses, Toy Homes
Dream Houses, Toy Homes
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Description:
Through selections from the CCA’s collection of architectural toys and games, including 33 European and North American architectural toys dating from the early nineteenth century to 1995, Dream Houses, Toy Homes examines the notions of home, childhood, play, gender, and learning. The exhibition uncovers the potential of toys to embody images and ideas of domestic(...)
Through selections from the CCA’s collection of architectural toys and games, including 33 European and North American architectural toys dating from the early nineteenth century to 1995, Dream Houses, Toy Homes examines the notions of home, childhood, play, gender, and learning. The exhibition uncovers the potential of toys to embody images and ideas of domestic(...)
Title:
Dream Houses, Toy Homes
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Description:
Through selections from the CCA’s collection of architectural toys and games, including 33 European and North American architectural toys dating from the early nineteenth century to 1995, Dream Houses, Toy Homes examines the notions of home, childhood, play, gender, and learning. The exhibition uncovers the potential of toys to embody images and ideas of domestic(...)
Dream Houses, Toy Homes
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Description:
Through selections from the CCA’s collection of architectural toys and games, including 33 European and North American architectural toys dating from the early nineteenth century to 1995, Dream Houses, Toy Homes examines the notions of home, childhood, play, gender, and learning. The exhibition uncovers the potential of toys to embody images and ideas of domestic(...)
Form:
exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
8 November 1995 to
31 March 1996
8 November 1995 to
31 March 1996
Form:
articles
articles
Title:
Dimensions of an Idea
Dimensions of an Idea
Actions:
Carla Juaçaba and Marina Oba in conversation
Issue:
Forces of Friction
Forces of Friction
Published:
16 June 2025
16 June 2025
Issue:
Forces of Friction
Forces of Friction
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drawings
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18 File
drawings
Quantity:
18 File
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ARCH36162
Description:
canopy, rooms, dark room fittings, vestibule, library shelving, serveries, wash up room, partition, channel supports, toilet and shower, biochemistry room, bacteriology room, clinical lab, borrowed lights, exhaust house, office
ARCH36162
Description:
canopy, rooms, dark room fittings, vestibule, library shelving, serveries, wash up room, partition, channel supports, toilet and shower, biochemistry room, bacteriology room, clinical lab, borrowed lights, exhaust house, office
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Title:
Canopy, rooms, dark room fittings, vestibule, library shelving, serveries, wash up room
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ARCH36162
Description:
canopy, rooms, dark room fittings, vestibule, library shelving, serveries, wash up room, partition, channel supports, toilet and shower, biochemistry room, bacteriology room, clinical lab, borrowed lights, exhaust house, office
Canopy, rooms, dark room fittings, vestibule, library shelving, serveries, wash up room
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ARCH36162
Description:
canopy, rooms, dark room fittings, vestibule, library shelving, serveries, wash up room, partition, channel supports, toilet and shower, biochemistry room, bacteriology room, clinical lab, borrowed lights, exhaust house, office
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drawings
Quantity:
18 File
drawings
Quantity:
18 File
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drawings
drawings
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DR1984:0150
Description:
- The built-in curved bench and headrest shown in this drawing are for the ground floor hall of Villa Allegonda. Detail drawings at the centre left and lower left show the bench supports in axonometric projection and plan.
DR1984:0150
Description:
- The built-in curved bench and headrest shown in this drawing are for the ground floor hall of Villa Allegonda. Detail drawings at the centre left and lower left show the bench supports in axonometric projection and plan.
People:
Subject:
interior design
interior design
Date:
1931
1931
Title:
Axonometric for a built-in hall bench with a detail for the bench leg, Villa Allegonda, Katwijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Actions:
DR1984:0150
Description:
- The built-in curved bench and headrest shown in this drawing are for the ground floor hall of Villa Allegonda. Detail drawings at the centre left and lower left show the bench supports in axonometric projection and plan.
Axonometric for a built-in hall bench with a detail for the bench leg, Villa Allegonda, Katwijk aan Zee, Netherlands
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DR1984:0150
Description:
- The built-in curved bench and headrest shown in this drawing are for the ground floor hall of Villa Allegonda. Detail drawings at the centre left and lower left show the bench supports in axonometric projection and plan.
Form:
drawings
drawings
Date:
1931
1931
People:
Subject:
interior design
interior design
Form:
drawings
Quantity:
10 File
drawings
Quantity:
10 File
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Reference number:
ARCH47512
Description:
basement and floor plans, roof and plot plans, elevations, finish schedule and windows, wall sections, main entrance and sections, diesel engine and duct supports, depository box and masonry opening, toilet partition, colour schedule
ARCH47512
Description:
basement and floor plans, roof and plot plans, elevations, finish schedule and windows, wall sections, main entrance and sections, diesel engine and duct supports, depository box and masonry opening, toilet partition, colour schedule
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Title:
Basement and floor plans, roof and plot plans, elevations, finish schedule and windows
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ARCH47512
Description:
basement and floor plans, roof and plot plans, elevations, finish schedule and windows, wall sections, main entrance and sections, diesel engine and duct supports, depository box and masonry opening, toilet partition, colour schedule
Basement and floor plans, roof and plot plans, elevations, finish schedule and windows
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ARCH47512
Description:
basement and floor plans, roof and plot plans, elevations, finish schedule and windows, wall sections, main entrance and sections, diesel engine and duct supports, depository box and masonry opening, toilet partition, colour schedule
Form:
drawings
Quantity:
10 File
drawings
Quantity:
10 File
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Form:
articles
articles
Title:
From a height of one metre
From a height of one metre
Actions:
Émilie Retailleau reflects on the CCA’s youth programs
Title:
Équipement photographique
Équipement photographique
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Reference number:
ARCH252035
Description:
- 1 adapteur - 1 adapteur de marque Ednalite; - 1 adapteur de marque Agfa; - 1 adapteur, probablement pour filtre, de marque Hektor; - 3 adapteurs de marque Kodak; - 3 adapteurs de marque Tiffen; - 1 déclencheur souple; - 1 ensemble de 3 disques de diffusion de marque Eastman Kodak, probablement pour un agrandisseur; - 1 ensemble de filtre et accessoires de chimie de marque Bausch & Lome dans sa boîte; - 1 plaque à filtres (pour 3 filtres); - 1 support à objectif ? en bois noir et avec une courroie de métal, de fabrication artisanale; - 1 viseur Canon de 28 mm dans une pochette verte; - 1 viseur de caméra grand format avec cache (verre dépoli); - 1 viseur de marque E. Leitz Wetzlar; - 17 plaques de verre dans une boîte portant l'inscription "ROYAL / Dry Plate / MANUFACTURED BY / CANADIAN KODAK CO. (…)";
ARCH252035
Description:
- 1 adapteur - 1 adapteur de marque Ednalite; - 1 adapteur de marque Agfa; - 1 adapteur, probablement pour filtre, de marque Hektor; - 3 adapteurs de marque Kodak; - 3 adapteurs de marque Tiffen; - 1 déclencheur souple; - 1 ensemble de 3 disques de diffusion de marque Eastman Kodak, probablement pour un agrandisseur; - 1 ensemble de filtre et accessoires de chimie de marque Bausch & Lome dans sa boîte; - 1 plaque à filtres (pour 3 filtres); - 1 support à objectif ? en bois noir et avec une courroie de métal, de fabrication artisanale; - 1 viseur Canon de 28 mm dans une pochette verte; - 1 viseur de caméra grand format avec cache (verre dépoli); - 1 viseur de marque E. Leitz Wetzlar; - 17 plaques de verre dans une boîte portant l'inscription "ROYAL / Dry Plate / MANUFACTURED BY / CANADIAN KODAK CO. (…)";
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Title:
Équipement photographique
Actions:
ARCH252035
Description:
- 1 adapteur - 1 adapteur de marque Ednalite; - 1 adapteur de marque Agfa; - 1 adapteur, probablement pour filtre, de marque Hektor; - 3 adapteurs de marque Kodak; - 3 adapteurs de marque Tiffen; - 1 déclencheur souple; - 1 ensemble de 3 disques de diffusion de marque Eastman Kodak, probablement pour un agrandisseur; - 1 ensemble de filtre et accessoires de chimie de marque Bausch & Lome dans sa boîte; - 1 plaque à filtres (pour 3 filtres); - 1 support à objectif ? en bois noir et avec une courroie de métal, de fabrication artisanale; - 1 viseur Canon de 28 mm dans une pochette verte; - 1 viseur de caméra grand format avec cache (verre dépoli); - 1 viseur de marque E. Leitz Wetzlar; - 17 plaques de verre dans une boîte portant l'inscription "ROYAL / Dry Plate / MANUFACTURED BY / CANADIAN KODAK CO. (…)";
Équipement photographique
Actions:
ARCH252035
Description:
- 1 adapteur - 1 adapteur de marque Ednalite; - 1 adapteur de marque Agfa; - 1 adapteur, probablement pour filtre, de marque Hektor; - 3 adapteurs de marque Kodak; - 3 adapteurs de marque Tiffen; - 1 déclencheur souple; - 1 ensemble de 3 disques de diffusion de marque Eastman Kodak, probablement pour un agrandisseur; - 1 ensemble de filtre et accessoires de chimie de marque Bausch & Lome dans sa boîte; - 1 plaque à filtres (pour 3 filtres); - 1 support à objectif ? en bois noir et avec une courroie de métal, de fabrication artisanale; - 1 viseur Canon de 28 mm dans une pochette verte; - 1 viseur de caméra grand format avec cache (verre dépoli); - 1 viseur de marque E. Leitz Wetzlar; - 17 plaques de verre dans une boîte portant l'inscription "ROYAL / Dry Plate / MANUFACTURED BY / CANADIAN KODAK CO. (…)";
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Form:
photographs
photographs
Reference number:
PH1986:0901:027
Description:
- On 11 October 1860, during the Second Opium War (1858-1860), the British and French forces positioned heavy siege guns along the southern wall of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth) facing the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) and northern wall of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing), which they threatened to bombard unless the Chinese surrendered the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) within forty-eight hours. The gate was surrendered at noon on 13 October 1860 (Harris, p. 143, p. 145). - At c.l. on the secondary support is a freehand plan drawing of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men), depicting its walls, two watchtowers and two gateways, and illustrating the traffic flow through the enclosed bastion [wengcheng] (Qi and Qi, p. 4).
PH1986:0901:027
Description:
- On 11 October 1860, during the Second Opium War (1858-1860), the British and French forces positioned heavy siege guns along the southern wall of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth) facing the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) and northern wall of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing), which they threatened to bombard unless the Chinese surrendered the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) within forty-eight hours. The gate was surrendered at noon on 13 October 1860 (Harris, p. 143, p. 145). - At c.l. on the secondary support is a freehand plan drawing of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men), depicting its walls, two watchtowers and two gateways, and illustrating the traffic flow through the enclosed bastion [wengcheng] (Qi and Qi, p. 4).
People:
Subject:
architecture, military
architecture, military
Date:
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
Title:
View of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men), Peking (now Beijing), China
Actions:
PH1986:0901:027
Description:
- On 11 October 1860, during the Second Opium War (1858-1860), the British and French forces positioned heavy siege guns along the southern wall of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth) facing the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) and northern wall of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing), which they threatened to bombard unless the Chinese surrendered the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) within forty-eight hours. The gate was surrendered at noon on 13 October 1860 (Harris, p. 143, p. 145). - At c.l. on the secondary support is a freehand plan drawing of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men), depicting its walls, two watchtowers and two gateways, and illustrating the traffic flow through the enclosed bastion [wengcheng] (Qi and Qi, p. 4).
View of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men), Peking (now Beijing), China
Actions:
PH1986:0901:027
Description:
- On 11 October 1860, during the Second Opium War (1858-1860), the British and French forces positioned heavy siege guns along the southern wall of the Altar to Earth [Ditan] (also known as the Temple of Earth) facing the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) and northern wall of the Inner City of Peking (now Beijing), which they threatened to bombard unless the Chinese surrendered the Anting Gate (now Anding Men) within forty-eight hours. The gate was surrendered at noon on 13 October 1860 (Harris, p. 143, p. 145). - At c.l. on the secondary support is a freehand plan drawing of the Anting Gate (now Anding Men), depicting its walls, two watchtowers and two gateways, and illustrating the traffic flow through the enclosed bastion [wengcheng] (Qi and Qi, p. 4).
Form:
photographs
photographs
Date:
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
between 13 October and 24 October 1860
People:
Subject:
architecture, military
architecture, military
Form:
drawings
Quantity:
33 working drawing(s)
drawings
Quantity:
33 working drawing(s)
Reference number:
DR1995:0185:178-214
Description:
consultant drawings showing structural details for cables, assemblies, mesh, steps, aviary access equipment, walks, gutters, railings, retaining walls, seats, shelter, entrance gate, concrete supports, including plans, elevations, site plan axonometric drawing, and sections
DR1995:0185:178-214
Description:
consultant drawings showing structural details for cables, assemblies, mesh, steps, aviary access equipment, walks, gutters, railings, retaining walls, seats, shelter, entrance gate, concrete supports, including plans, elevations, site plan axonometric drawing, and sections
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Title:
Consultant drawings showing structural details for cables
Actions:
DR1995:0185:178-214
Description:
consultant drawings showing structural details for cables, assemblies, mesh, steps, aviary access equipment, walks, gutters, railings, retaining walls, seats, shelter, entrance gate, concrete supports, including plans, elevations, site plan axonometric drawing, and sections
Consultant drawings showing structural details for cables
Actions:
DR1995:0185:178-214
Description:
consultant drawings showing structural details for cables, assemblies, mesh, steps, aviary access equipment, walks, gutters, railings, retaining walls, seats, shelter, entrance gate, concrete supports, including plans, elevations, site plan axonometric drawing, and sections
Form:
drawings
Quantity:
33 working drawing(s)
drawings
Quantity:
33 working drawing(s)
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