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 was architect: Gaetano Frizzati. 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.

The triumphal arch, depicted at center, in mid-distance, consists of a higher central and two lower lateral archways. Above the central arch is a chariot with two allegorical figures of women. On the ground, seven small-scale figures of men and a woman (and even one accompanying dog) promenade below the arch, pointing or looking at it.

Drawing, Triumphal Arch with the Royal Swedish Coat of Arms, 1767
pen and black ink, brush and gray, green wash, watercolor, graphite on white....
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
1911-28-282

In the shape of a triumphal arch, with a single high and narrow opening in the center part. Below is a dado, above the entablature is an attic. The wall in the center part is treated like rustic work. The entablature is supported on either side, near the corners, by two columns, inside by one only. In the lateral panels is a niche with a standing female figure, and a circular pediment above, above which is a trophy. Projecting pillar strips correspond at the attic to the columns. Figures stand in front of them. A relief is in the panel of the lateral parts; an inscription in that of the central part. It has a circular pediment, and tow figures sitting with an escutcheon. The left part is the plan and at right the scale.

Drawing, Door in a garden wall, ca. 1754
charcoal, graphite, brush and gray watercolor on paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
1901-39-2230

Antique sepulchers and ruins with figures in the foreground are presented in an oval format. A stairway leads to a triumphal arch at right, adjacent to a column. In the distance at left, architectural forms incorporating arches balance the composition. Ruled lines in pen and ink.

Drawing, Fantasy of an Architectural Ruin, ca. 1770
pen and black ink, brush and black, brown wash, watercolor, white gouache....
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
1911-28-243

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Drawing, Stage Design, View of a Palace from a Terrace, ca. 1770–80
pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk indications on paper.
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
1938-88-181

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; Architect: Gaetano Frizzati (Italian); 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