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The oval staircase, Palazzo Barberini, Rome, perspective elevation
  • The oval staircase, Palazzo Barberini, Rome, perspective elevation

    TitleThe oval staircase, Palazzo Barberini, Rome, perspective elevation
  • Technique/ MaterialPen and brown ink, brush and black wash on white laid paper
  • DimensionsDimensions: (h x b) 31 x 21,8 cm
  • Datingc. 1673-1677
  • Artist/Maker Artist: Nicodemus Tessin d.y., Swedish, born 1654-05-23, dead 1728-04-10
    After: Francesco Borromini, Italian, born 1599, dead 1667
  • CategoryDrawings, Design drawings
  • Inventory No.NMH THC 2195
  • Description
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    Inscriptions: 'N. Tessin del.' [lower right corner, in the hand of the drawing]; 'N. 30. Scala a lumaca al Palazzo Palestrina, arch. del Bernini Borromini 2. fogli' [on the verso, in the hand of Carl Gustaf Tessin]