Rome: Villa Giulia, elevation of the north wall of the garden

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DatesMade: Executed andra hälften av 1500-talet

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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 38,4 x 57,4 cm

Inventory numberNMH CC 1358 recto

AcqusitionGift 1941 by Eric Langenskiöld. Formerly in the Cronstedt collection, Fullerö

Other titlesTitle (sv): Villa Giulia, Rom. Elevation av sidovägg kring huvudgården Title (en): Rome: Villa Giulia, elevation of the north wall of the garden Previous: Villa Giulia, Rome. Elevation of a lateral wall of the main court

DescriptionCatalogue raisonné: Bortolozzi, Italian Architectural Drawings from the Cronstedt Collection, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 2020 (cat.no 88) Anon. late 16th-century French draughtsman, Hand B of the Cronstedt Collection Pen and brown ink over grey chalk, grey chalk. Drawn with straightedge, compass and freehand, 38.4/39 × 57.4/57.2 cm NMH CC 1358r PAPER: heavy, folded in the middle WATERMARK: Tree 28 INSCRIPTIONS: Letters O and B; various measurements MEASUREMENTS: Roman palmi; no scale PROVENANCE: Carl Johan Cronstedt and descendants; Eric Langenskiöld; gift to the Nationalmuseum of Stockholm 1941 BIBLIOGRAPHY: Keller, Frommel, Schelbert 2002, 172, Cat. no. 55a EXHIBITIONS: Keller, Frommel, Schelbert 2002, 172, Cat. no. 55a The drawing shows a partial elevation of the two-storey north wall of the garden, probably designed by Ammannati. The outline of several architectural elements is hasty, and part of the executed decoration is missing. Measured profiles of the moulded frames of the two doors, keyed with letters “O” and “B”, are drafted in the lower left corner and at the right edge of the sheet. In his full section of the villa, the draughtsman of the Scholz Scrapbook at the Metropolitan Museum represents the southern wall of the garden complete with all architectural and decorative elements. LITERATURE: see Cat. no. 85 [end]

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