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Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian, Frieze and Capitals (from Priene?), ca. 1750
- Title:
- Frieze and Capitals (from Priene?)
- Date:
- ca. 1750
- Materials & Techniques:
- Black and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 21 5/16 x 15 inches (54.2 x 38.1 cm), Image: 12 3/8 x 8 inches (31.5 x 20.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "I | 500"; in brown ink, upper left: "LVI"; within image: labels A-E and various measurements; lower center: "Frieze & Capitals. Priene?"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.937
- Classification:
- Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- ancient Greek | architectural subject | capitals | columns | friezes | Ionic | moldings | scale (rule)
- Associated Places:
- Asia | Aydin Ili | Ege kiyilari | Priene | Turkey
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:13568
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