Worksheet No. 138, for 'The Stones of Venice': Details of the balcony of Palazzo Falier

People:

John Ruskin (draughtsman)

Title:

Worksheet No. 138, for 'The Stones of Venice': Details of the balcony of Palazzo Falier

Date:

between January and May 1850

Description:

- Although the worksheets were not used directly for the engravings, several details from this sheet can be found illustrated in 'The Stones of Venice': vol. 1, pls. 10 and 11; vol. 2, pls. 10, 15 and 20; vol. 3, pls. 2, 5 and 10.
- The windows of the balcony of the Palazzo Falier illustrated Ruskin's best example of a second order window. ('The Stones of Venice', vol. 2, ch. 7, section 30).

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

record drawing
detail drawing

Technique and media:

Pen and ink, graphite, watercolour on paper adhered overall to card

Dimensions:

secondary support: 41.2 x 28.4 cm sheet: 37.0 x 26.6 cm

Reference number:

DR1990:0051

Drawing Type:

line drawing

Method of Projection:

sketch profiles (orthagraphic drawings)
sketch elevations (drawings)
sketch plans (drawings)

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Sheet was torn along left side, and has been trimmed unevenly.

Inscription:

inscribed - by the artist, in graphite and pen and brown ink, throughout: with title, index no., notes, and measurements

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

balcony
cornice
capital
base
acanthus
moulding
ogee arch

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

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