Two sections of the casino and a profile of the capital and cornice of the Villa Sacchetti near Ostia

People:

Pietro Bracci (draughtsman)
Pietro da Cortona (architect)

Title:

Two sections of the casino and a profile of the capital and cornice of the Villa Sacchetti near Ostia

Date:

1719

Description:

- These two sections show the "Galleria Laterale" of the Casino of the Villa Sacchetti and a profile of the capital and cornice. The right section includes details of the ceiling decoration.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

record drawing

Technique and media:

Graphite, possibly black chalk, and grey wash

Dimensions:

secondary support: 29.9 x 42.5 cm sheet: 29.9 x 42.5 cm

Reference number:

DR1966:0001:060

Drawing Type:

line drawing
finished drawing

Method of Projection:

profile (orthographic drawing)
section
elevation (drawing)
sectional elevation

Point of View:

interior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- The c. of the sheet has torn along an old fold and there are small losses at the b. and l. edges. The sheet was laid down on a secondary support probably as a conservation measure. The drawing is framed by a pen and brown ink border at the edge of the sheet. The border is broken at the u.r. by the section through the ceiling and at the b. by the scroll which contains the scale.

Inscription:

signed and inscribed - by the draughtsman, in pen and brown ink, l.l.: "P. Bracci Delin. Dig"; and b.: with title numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, u.l.: "60"; and verso, l.r.: "60" numbered - by an unknown hand, in black chalk over brown ink, l.l.: "6" numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, verso, u.r.: "60"

Subject:

interior design

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

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