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Sheet cut down to a vertical rectangle depicting a fountain in elevation. The basin consists of two plinths. The fountain spouts water from three sides of a column, upon which rests another smaller basin. At the top is a small figure that spouts water.

Album Page, Fountain, Perugia, March 7, 1890
graphite on off-white wove paper mounted to thick cream wove paper tipped....
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-169

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Vertical sheet tipped horizontally into binding depicting a modillion from the front and side. The front view has a molding of small oak leaves at the top, with the long, swooping lines of a large leaf below. The side view of the modillion is read perpendicular to the front view. It shows the modillion has a scroll terminating in a rosette at either end. The field above the scroll is tinted yellow and has short, intersecting lines, as if to imply a crackled surface.

Album Page, Modillion from the Bargello, Florence, November 7, 1887
brush and watercolor, graphite on thick cream wove paper tipped into binding....
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-151

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Narrow vertical sheet tipped horizontally into binding illustrating in upper half of sheet the elevation of a pointed arched loggia supported by nondescript columns. Below this is a larger detail of four arches and the capitals of their column supports. The verso contains an elevation with dimensions of a double arched window opening. There are inscriptions with measurements on both the recto and verso; refer to image.

Album Page, Elevation of Loggia, late 19th century
graphite on smooth, thick off-white wove paperboard tipped into binding with....
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-323

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Vertical sheet tipped horizontally into binding, divided into two halves. The upper half of the sheet depicts an ironwork gate, while the lower half depicts a section of a balcony. A corner of the gate is illustrated, showing a horizontal and vertical member intersected and an iron mesh in the center. The links of iron have been cross-hatched, giving the impression that the metal was braided. The top of the gate has three groups of three spiky projections. The metal of the gate is rendered in slate blue. The drawing below shows what could be a section of the architrave of a balcony. The lower portion has a frieze of shells inscribed in circles. The field around the shells is bright yellow with crazed lines, mimicking a crackled surface. Above this is another frieze separted by a beaded course. The frieze alternates larger shells (almost like anthemion) with the heads of cherubs. The heads are encircled by halo-like spheres. The spheres alternate sections of three gold dots and a strip of color, as shown here, either green or blue.

Album Page, Iron Gate and Balcony, Il Bargello, Florence, November 6–7, 1887
brush and watercolor, graphite on thick cream wove paper tipped into binding....
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-152

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Horizontal sheet cut down from a larger size, with pinholes at the top corners. Depicted is the statue of a lion seated on a large pedestal seen from the side. The pedestal consists of a thick cornice supported by two inverted pillars (like balusters) at either corner. In the center is a panel with a fleur-de-lys in a wreath and festoons of ribbons coming out from all four corners of the wreath. Other sketches on the sheet depict various details of the ornament on the pedestal, with inscriptions identifying them (clockwise from top left): cornice, architrave moulding, shield, column, pillars, fleur de lys, part of wreath, shields and festoon. These are all tinted cream to pale beige, as if to imply marble. The lion is a soft gray-green, implying either a patinated metal or stone surface.

Album Page, Lion and Pedestal, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, November 6, 1887
brush and watercolor, graphite on cream paperboard tipped into binding with....
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-149

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Album Page, Sketches of Details and Plan of Architectural Elements, Tower at...
graphite on smooth, thick off-white wove paperboard tipped into binding with....
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-322

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Album Page, Profile of Molding and Cornice with View of Modillion in...
graphite on off-white wove paper with deckled edges tipped into binding with....
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-291

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Album Page, Detail of Pedestal Molding and Column, Tower of Milan (Abbey of...
graphite on very smooth, cream wove paper tipped into binding with fabric.
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-266

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Horizontal sheet tipped vertically into binding depicting the elevation of a building with only some of its elements represented. The buliding has a tiled roof, balcony, and stairway leading to the right. It appears that there are two window openings above and a two doorways below. Two columns standing one on top of the other are also represented. Separate from this to the right is a view of the same stairway but seen in elevation, as one would walk up the stairs, thus the roofline is depicted here as sloping down, and the columns are seen at the right of the stairs.

Album Page, Elevation of a Courtyard, Verona, Italy, late 19th century
graphite on very smooth, off-white wove paper tipped into binding with fabric.
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-265

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Album Page, Recto: 1st Window, Abbey of Chiaravalle, Milan; Verso: 8th...
graphite on very smooth, off-white wove paper tipped into binding with fabric.
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-262

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Vertical sheet with an elevation of a four story tower represented in the upper half of the sheet. The tower is executed in the Romanesque style and contains many inscriptions of the dimensions of the wall thickness and height of the tower taken from various points. The lower half of the sheet contains an elevation of a round-arched window opening supported by two slender columns. The same window opening is seen in plan and section at right. The elevation and plan views contain measurements of some of their parts.

Album Page, Elevation of Tower and Sketches of 7th Window, Possibly from...
graphite on very smooth, off-white wove paper tipped into binding with fabric.
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-264

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Vertical sheet illustrating a sketch of a window with two small arched openings and a ball finial above. To the right is a cross-section, possibly of the molding for the window seen at left.

Album Page, Sketch of Third Window, Second Story, Possibly at Abbey of...
graphite on very smooth, off-white wove paper tipped into binding with fabric.
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-259

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Horizontal sheet tipped vertically into binding illustrating at left a fortified structure with a prominent tower in the Romanesque style. To the right is another view of the left side of this same building's façade. Below and to the right of these are a view in section of details of the building's elements.

Album Page, Elevation and Details of Torre dei Turchi, Siena, late 19th century
graphite on very smooth off-white wove paper tipped into binding with fabric.
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-277

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Vertical sheet tipped into binding depicting on three separate sketches: above is an elevation of a window bay with points 'AB' and 'CD' noted; in the center is a plan of the central column and arches referred to in the window above; at the bottom of the sheet are two plans of the from the same window in the upper sketch, but rendered from the two separate coordinates 'AB' and 'CD' referenced in the top sketch.

Album Page, Sketches of 4th Window, Second Story, Possibly at Abbey of...
graphite on very smooth, thin off-white wove paper tipped into binding with....
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-258

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Vertical sheet tipped into binding depicting an elevation of a window inset with an arcade supported by three slender columns. Below this is a section through the window sketched above. A further detailed section of the columnar supports has been sketched below this and included dimensions and measurements.

Album Page, Elevation and Plan of Second Window, Possibly at Abbey of...
graphite on very smooth, off-white wove paper tipped into binding with fabric.
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-261

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Vertical sheet with sketches of architectural elements. At left is a section of a buliding, with round arch ceiling below and slanted roof above. At top left is a detail of an Ionic capital supporting a beam. At right an elevation of a colonnade in the Ionic style supporting a tiled roof. Below this is an elevation of an arcade in the Ionic style. It is possible that these sketches are elevations of the first and second stories of the building shown in section at left.

Album Page, Cloister of Saint Lorenzo, Florence, November 13, 1887
graphite on thick cream wove paper tipped into binding with fabric.
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-155

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Vertical sheet that has been cut down from a larger sheet containing numerous sketches of architectural elements from a church. At the top is a sketch of a window opening with three round arches. To the right of this is a small object, possibly a doorknocker, seen in elevation. In the center are two plans of the window above measured at two different locations. Below this is a section of an arcade with two columns seen in plan above it and in elevation to the left. There are many inscriptions throughout the sheet with dimensions and measurements.

Album Page, Sketches of Window Elements, Possibly the Abbey of Chiaravalle,...
graphite on very smooth, thin off-white wove paper tipped into binding with....
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-257

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Vertical sheet depicting a large, triple-bay masonry edifice with a round arched entrance at center, flanked by two blind niches with round arched openings above. The second level has three small square windows with small cornice and ruined space above with only columns standing. Below left is a sketch of the interior of a public bath. There is a large pool in the center of a rectangular space that is encircled by a colonnade. At the far end of the room are two round arched openings. At right is a plan view of a groin vaulted space, a rectangular colonnaded room with small arched bays around the perimeter, and another colonnaded rectangular room to the right.

Album Page, Facade of Fonte Branda, Siena, October 14, 1899
graphite on thick cream wove paper tipped into binding with fabric.
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-165

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Vertical sheet illustrating plan view of pillars; below is a sketch of a single round-arched window supported by a slender column. Below this is a plan view of the window opening and column as well as a view of the same in section. The sheet also contains various inscriptions with the dimensions of the elements rendered.

Album Page, Plan of Pillars in Church and 6th Window, Possibly from Abbey of...
graphite on very smooth, off-white wove paper tipped into binding with fabric.
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-263

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Album Page, Profile of Molding, Right Section of Pediment, late 19th century
graphite on off-white wove paper with deckled edge tipped into binding with....
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-286

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Album Page, Sketches from San Bernadino, Perugia, Italy, late 19th century
graphite with traces of brush and gray wash on off-white wove paper with....
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-290

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Album Page, Profile of Molding, late 19th century
graphite on off-white wove paper with deckled edge tipped into binding with....
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-285

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Vertical sheet illustrating various scaled masonry elements, a stained glass window, and another unidentified decorative architectural component.

Album Page, Elevation and Details of Masonry, Glass Window, ca. 1887
brush and watercolor on cream paperboard tipped into binding with fabric.
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-154

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Album Page, Profile of Bench, Possibly San Bernadino, Perugia, Italy, late...
graphite on off-white wove paper with deckled edge tipped into binding with....
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-289

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Vertical sheet illustrating a view in plan of the second loggia of the campanile, consisting of four sides each with a triple arcade supported by two slender columns. To the right of this is part of a tabernacle-like structure seen in section, consisting of a steeply angled roof with a small turret on the right corner, supported by a column and cuboidal capital. Below this is a detail of the column support of the loggia including dimensions of various components.

Album Page, Sketches of Second Loggia, Campanile of San Zeno, Verona, Italy,...
graphite on very smooth, off-white wove paper, folded and tipped into binding....
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-295

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Album Page, Modillion, Museum at Verona, October 8, 1887
brush and watercolor, graphite on cream paperboard tipped into binding with....
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-141

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Vertical sheet with four sketches of architectural elements. At top left is a faucet in the shape of a winged bird. At right is the section of a door from the church of St. Anastasia. The door is composed of rows of small tri-lobed arches, possibly painted white, and decorated by nailheads. Below this at right is another wood door from St. Anastasia also with a creamy-white finish. This door is ornamented by rows of carved quatrefoils with a border of half-rosettes and a diamond pattern. Dark gray nailheads stand out in contrast. At lower left is a section of an iron railing consisting of joined quatrefoils.

Album Page, Sketches from Verona, October 1887
brush and watercolor, graphite on cream paperboard tipped into binding with....
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-142

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Album Page, Details of Elevation, Possibly from San Bernadino, Perugia,...
graphite on off-white wove paper with deckled edge tipped into binding with....
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-288

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Vertical sheet with plan view of section of wall that forms one component of an opening or doorway that is supported in the center by columnar element, and flanked at right by another section of wall of a rectangular space.

Album Page, Plan View of Opening with Columnar Support, late 19th century
graphite, trace of brush and gray wash on off-white wove paper with deckled....
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-287

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Album Page, Campanile of Palazzo Vecchio and Details of Ironwork, Florence,...
brush and watercolor, graphite on thick cream wove paper tipped into binding....
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-159

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Vertical sheet with three sketches. At upper left is a basin with four pieces of twisted ironwork rising above it. These curve up and on each other, twist together, and then separate again into two lily blossoms and a third unopened blossom at the top. Attached to the twisted section at the top is a letter S. To the right and below are sketches of roundels or tondi depicting figures against a segmented blue ground. The one at top right is wearing a brown wrap that is bound with white cloth or ribbon. Below this is another roundel or tondo of similar configuration, but the wrap is teal blue. Both of these figures have their arms outstretched. The figure in the roundel below left only has one arm outstretched and the reddish-orange wrap is instead around the figure's feet and lower legs.

Album Page, Well Head and Three Roundels, Florence, November 14, 1888
brush and watercolor, graphite on cream paperboard tipped into binding with....
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-157

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Album Page, Iron Door or Gate of Staircase, Bargello, Florence, November 17,...
brush and watercolor, graphite on thick cream wove paper tipped into binding....
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-160

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Vertical sheet depicting a colonnaded structure with a small recessed opening visible. A carved panel and elaborately carved moldings have been sketched in the center section. Various details have also been given letter designations which correspond to their color, which is sometimes noted in the margin to the left of this drawing. Below is a view in plan of a circular structure with columnar supports visible. There is another small drawing of a molding detail at center right.

Album Page, Plan and Elevation, Pulpit at Torcello, October 27, 1887
graphite on thick cream wove paper tipped into binding with fabric.
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-147

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Vertical sheet with three sketches. At top right is a section of wall decoration from Sant'Ambrogio, Milan. One quadrant of a sunburst is depicted with green, pink, and yellow wavy rays emanating from the center. To the left of this is graphite version of the entire motif, like a pinwheel with alternating shaded arms. Below this is a railing section with vertical members filled with squares of scrolling ironwork.

Album Page, Railing and Wall Decoration of Hospital, St. Ambrose, Milan,...
brush and watercolor, graphite on cream paperboard tipped into binding with....
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-139

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Album Page, Lion in Wood, Il Bargello Museum, Florence, November 13, 1887
graphite on cream paperboard tipped into binding with fabric.
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-156

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Vertical sheet with upper half of sheet depicting a sparsely sketched elevation of an opening spanned by a lintel supported by two columns on top of a base with a rectangular panel. Some elements of the composition have inscribed dimensions.

Album Page, Elevation of Opening Framed by Columns and Supported on Paneled...
graphite on off-white wove paper with deckled edge tipped into binding with....
Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.
1943-51-283

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.