Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
Title:
Details of a Doric Order from the Forum of Halicarnassus and Details from a Temple in Geyna
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Black ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/16 x 14 3/4 inches (53.5 x 37.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "88 | 77"; in brown ink, upper left: "LXXXV."; within image: labels I-IV; lower center: of this Dorick there stand's [...] Columns in a straight line, is if belonging to a Forum, of Hallicarnassus, the rest is of Geyra"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.960
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | ancient Greek | Doric order | moldings | columns | entablatures | temple | forum
Associated Places:
Ege kiyilari | Mugla Ili | Turkey | Halicarnassus | Asia
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:27038