Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian, View of Ruins of the Asclepium at Pergamon, ca. 1750
- Title:
- View of Ruins of the Asclepium at Pergamon
- Additional Title(s):
- Verso: Sketch of Columns
- Date:
- ca. 1750
- Materials & Techniques:
- Black ink and gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 15/16 x 21 1/4 inches (37.9 x 53.9 cm), Image: 8 1/8 x 12 1/2 inches (20.6 x 31.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "17 (crossed out | 16"; in brown ink, upper left: "XVI. (crossed out and replaced with '14' in graphite)"; in brown ink, within image: labels; in graphite, lower center: "View of a Row of Corinthian Pillars in the Town of Pergamus"
watermark: "V"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.940
- Classification:
- Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- ancient Greek | architectural subject | buildings | columns (architectural elements) | minaret | piers (foundation components) | ruins | temple
- Associated Places:
- Asclepion of Pergamum | Asia | Ege kiyilari | Izmir Ili | Pergamon | Turkey
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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