Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
Title:
Members of a Ionic Temple in Ruins at Priene (now Turunclar)
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Black ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 5/16 × 14 15/16 inches (54.1 × 38 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "5/ | IXL. | 49"; in brown ink, upper left: "LV."; within image: labels A-E and various measurements; in graphite, lower center: "Members of the Ionic Temple at Priene"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.934
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | ruins | columns | capitals | friezes | entablature | temple | Ionic
Associated Places:
Asia | Turkey | Ege kiyilari | Aydin Ili | Priene
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:27014