Design for a triumphal arch

People:

Unknown Northern European Artist, active early 16th century (engraver (printmaker))

Title:

Design for a triumphal arch

Date:

early 1530s

Description:

Triumphal arch flanked by two pairs of fluted Doric columns that have capitals ornamented with grotesques. The arch leads to a coffered barrel vault and grotesques covering both sides of the interior walls. The entablature is also Doric, with metopes featuring bovine skulls and alternating circular ornaments. In the attic story is a quadrilateral cartouche with a Latin inscription that reads “MVLTA RENAS CENTVR QVE NVNCCECIDERE.” On either side of the cartouche are arabesques with anthropomorphic feet and vases/urns that are also decorated with grotesque ornamentation. Above is a series of three scalloped niches. The central niche uses a highly ornamental Corinthian order below a triangular pediment.

Form:
works of art

Quantity / Object type:
1 print(s)

Stage and Purpose:

pattern drawing
theoretical drawing

Technique and media:

Etching on laid paper

Dimensions:

sheet: 25 x 18.1 cm (9 13/16 x 7 1/8 in.)

Reference number:

DR1990:0046

Drawing Type:

line drawing

Method of Projection:

perspective drawing

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- The sheet has been trimmed within the plate mark.

Inscription:

Recto - printed: MVLTA RENAS / CENTVR QVE / NVNCCECIDERE Verso - in graphite: 41

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

triumphal arch
archway

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

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