Rome: Villa Giulia, elevation of the left side of the eastern front of the nymphaeum

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DatesMade: Executed andra hälften av 1500-talet

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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 42,6 x 57,1 cm

Inventory numberNMH CC 1306 recto

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

Other titlesTitel (sv): Villa Giulia, Rom. Elevation av nymfeets fondvägg med utsmyckning och skulptur av vilande flodgud Titel (en): Rome: Villa Giulia, elevation of the left side of the eastern front of the nymphaeum Tidigare: Villa Giulia, Rome. Elevation of the rear wall of the nymphaeum with decoration and sculpture of a river god

DescriptionRes. Katalogtext: Bortolozzi, Italian Architectural Drawings from the Cronstedt Collection, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 2020 (cat.no. 94) Anon. late 16th-century French draughtsman, Hand B of the Cronstedt Collection Pen and brown ink over grey chalk, light brown wash. Drawn with straightedge, compass and freehand, 42.6/43 × 57.1/57.6 cm NM H CC 1306r PAPER: thick, originally folded in the middle WATERMARK: Tree 28 INSCRIPTIONS: Oezeliere (upper left); various measurements MEASUREMENTS: Roman palmi; no scale PROVENANCE: Carl Johan Cronstedt and descendants; Eric Langenskiöld; gift to the Nationalmuseum of Stockholm 1941 BIBLIOGRAPHY: Langenskiöld, Moselius 1942, 75, Cat. no. 354; Keller, Frommel, Schelbert 2002, 175–176, Cat. no. 58a EXHIBITED: Langenskiöld, Moselius 1942, 75, Cat. no. 354; Keller, Frommel, Schelbert 2002, 175–176, Cat. no. 58a The drawing is a less accurately drawn counterpart to a drawing in the Burlington-Devonshire collection. According to the inscriptions that complement the plan of the nymphaeum (Cat. no. 91), the reclining statue in the large rectangular recess on the lower storey represents the Tiber god, whereas the standing statue in the semicircular niche symbolises Minerva. In the upper storey, between the aedicules, a rectangular recessed panel may possibly have contained an aviary, as exemplified by the inscription “oezeliere” (a corrupted term for the French “oiseau” and “volière”). LITERATURE: see Cat. no. 85 [end]

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