Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
Title:
Details of a Corinthian Order, Possibly from Mylasa
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Black ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/8 x 15 3/16 inches (53.7 x 38.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "92 | LXXIV."; in brown ink, upper left: "LXXXII."; in black ink, within image: scale and measurements; in graphite, very faint, lower center: "[...] for [...] of the Corinthian Temple & [...] from Mylassa"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.954
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
entablature | piers (foundation components) | columns | Corinthian order | capitals | moldings | architectural subject
Associated Places:
Asia | Mugla Ili | Milâs | Ege kiyilari | Turkey
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:27032