Detail of a Corinthian order capital

People:

Sebastiano Serlio (designer)
Sebastiano Serlio (draughtsman)
Agostino Musi (engraver (printmaker))

Title:

Detail of a Corinthian order capital

Date:

1536

Form:
works of art

Quantity / Object type:
1 print(s)

Stage and Purpose:

pattern drawing
record drawing
detail drawing

Technique and media:

Engraving and etching on laid paper

Dimensions:

sheet: 13.8 x 21.1 cm (5 7/16 x 8 5/16 in.)

Reference number:

DR1989:0002

Drawing Type:

rendering

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet trimmed within plate mark at right edge.

Inscription:

inscribed and dated - by an unknown hand, in the plate to the r. of the image, u.r.: "CORINTHIO"; l.r.: ".1536. / A.V. / Ant. Sal. exc. / 10"

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

Corinthian order
capitals
architectural order

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

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