• Giovanni Antonio Zani (draughtsman)
• Giovanni Antonio Zani (architect)

Plan and section for a powder magazine

ca. 1630-1640

• design development drawing

Pen and grey ink with watercolour over black chalk underdrawing

sheet: 27.7 x 19.8 cm

DR1981:0017:067 V

• finished drawing

• plan (drawing)
• section

- This drawing was formerly bound into an album as indicated by the letters indicating pagination. A partial watermark at the c.r. appears to be the other half of the watermark on DR981:0017:066.

inscribed - by the draughtsman, in pen and black ink, l.l. to l.r.: "Disegni Delle Torette della sopradetta Fortezza per uso dello polve / ridotte sicure delle predette bombe come si mostra;[...] La lettera K.dis / mostra la pinata delle turette vechie [R]ese forte meidante t[i]eni[o]ne d'altro / muro segnato L[...]M. Profile di d:te torette Vecchie. et N. Profile delle / sopradet:e rinforzate come si disse Le volte sono di 6. Teste / G Ant: Cap: Zan[j]"; and c.: with letters identifying buildings and parts inscribed - on the secondary support, by a contemporary hand, in pen and black ink, location: "ZZ:"

• architecture
• militaire

• arches
• magazine (military building)