Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
Title:
Remains of an Ionic Temple of Bacchus at Aphrodisias
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Black ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/4 x 14 15/16 inches (54 x 37.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "78 | LXIV"; in brown ink, upper left: "LXXI."; within image: labels A-E and measurements; in graphite, lower center: "Remains of an Ionic Temple of Bacchus at Aphrodisias"; in brown ink, on back, upper center: "35"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.947
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | Ionic | festoons | temple | columns | friezes | capitals | ruins | scale (rule) | Roman
Associated Places:
Marmara | Sakarya | Aphrodisias | Turkey | Asia
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:27024