Elevation for a monument for a secular ruler; verso: Plan for a monument for a secular ruler and sketch for a canopy

People:

Pietro Bracci (draughtsman)
Pietro Bracci (sculptor)

Title:

Elevation for a monument for a secular ruler; verso: Plan for a monument for a secular ruler and sketch for a canopy

Date:

between 1715 and 1773

Description:

- This drawing for a proposed tomb includes sketches for figure sculpture and bas-relief on either side of the aedicule. On the verso there are a few small sketches and a sketch plan for a monument, possibly related to the design on the recto.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design development drawing
preliminary drawing

Technique and media:

Pen and black ink and grey wash, and black chalk; verso: black chalk, graphite and pen and black ink

Dimensions:

sheet: 38.2 x 26.3 cm

Reference number:

DR1966:0001:019 R/V

Drawing Type:

finished drawing
sketches

Method of Projection:

pictorial drawing
plan (drawing)
elevation (drawing)

Point of View:

interior view

Inscription:

inscribed - by the draughtsman, in black chalk, l.l. and l.r.: "A" numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, u.l.: "19"; and verso, l.r.: "19"

Subject:

architecture
interior design

Subject Descriptive Terms:

tomb
monument
sepulchral monument
aedicule
canopy

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

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