Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian, Sepolcro di Absalon, ca. 1750
- Title:
- Sepolcro di Absalon
- Additional Title(s):
- Tomb of Absolam in Jerusalem
- Date:
- ca. 1750
- Materials & Techniques:
- Gray wash with black and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 21 7/16 x 14 13/16 inches (54.4 x 37.7 cm), Image: 13 7/8 x 9 5/16 inches (35.3 x 23.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "128"; in brown ink, upper left: "CXVII."; within image: scale; lower center: "SEPOLCRO DI ABSALON."
watermark: "IV" [J. Villedary] in monogram (Churchill 408)
signed in brown ink, lower left: "Borra Archus. Del."; not dated
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.979
- Classification:
- Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | columns | elevation (drawing) | monument | pilasters | rock-cut tomb
- Associated Places:
- Israel | Jerusalem | Kidron Valley | Tomb of Absalom | Yerushalayim, Mehoz
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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