View of a triumphal arch placed on a piazza. At the foreground stands a triumphal arch with one archway, four columns with Corinthian capitals, two reliefs, and two medallions. It stands on a marble pavement. In the middle distance, inscribed by the opening of the triumphal arch stands an obelisk. Behind the arch and on either side of the obelisk are low, one story buildings with large arched niches and small round niches. In the facades facing the front, the niches are occupied by figurative statues.

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Drawing, Triumphal Arch on an Ideal Piazza, 1807

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1807 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and black ink, brush and blue, green and yellow watercolor on cardboard. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.

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charcoal, graphite, brush and gray watercolor on paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
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pen and black ink, brush and black, brown wash, watercolor, white gouache....
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Its dimensions are

50.5 x 46.3 cm (19 7/8 x 18 1/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed on the verso at the upper left: FRANCESCO SANTINI PROFESS. DI PROSPET: / LI 19 FEBRAIO 1807. / B= / GAETANO FRIZZANTI BOLOGNESSE FECE LI 30 APRILE 1807

Cite this object as

Drawing, Triumphal Arch on an Ideal Piazza, 1807; Previously owned by Edward Brandegee ; Italy; pen and black ink, brush and blue, green and yellow watercolor on cardboard; 50.5 x 46.3 cm (19 7/8 x 18 1/4 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-4138

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Accession Number 1938-88-4138
Object ID 18542799