Plan for the enlargement of a Roman palazzo

People:

Pietro Bracci the Younger (draughtsman)
Pietro Bracci (architect)
Pietro Bracci the Younger (architect)
Pietro Bracci (draughtsman)

Title:

Plan for the enlargement of a Roman palazzo

Date:

between 1800 and 1820

Description:

- This plan for a palazzo shows the existing structure in black wash, and the new wing in red wash. Two stories of the new wing are shown.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design drawing
presentation drawing (proposal)

Technique and media:

Pen and black ink, and black, beige, and pink wash, over traces of graphite, with a few changes in black chalk

Dimensions:

sheet: 53.7 x 40.2 cm

Reference number:

DR1966:0001:074

Drawing Type:

line drawing

Method of Projection:

plan (drawing)

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- There are a few small losses in the lower half of the sheet. The drawing is framed by a pen and black ink border just inside the edge of the sheet.

Inscription:

inscribed - by the draughtsman ? in pen and black ink, c.r.: "Indice delle parti centenute nel nuovo fabricato / Nel Piano terreno / [followed by a list of rooms ...] / Nel primo Piano Superiore / [followed by a list of rooms, including those for the bookkeeper] / Nel Secondo Piano Superiore [follwed by a list of rooms]; and u.r. and l.r.: with letters keyed to the index numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, u.l.: "74"; and verso, l.r.: "74"

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

palace
palazzo

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

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