Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
Title:
View of Ruins of the Asclepium at Pergamon
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Black ink and gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 15/16 x 21 1/4 inches (37.9 x 53.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "17 (crossed out | 16"; in brown ink, upper left: "XVI. (crossed out and replaced with '14' in graphite)"; in brown ink, within image: labels; in graphite, lower center: "View of a Row of Corinthian Pillars in the Town of Pergamus"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.940
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | ancient Greek | buildings | temple | piers (foundation components) | columns (architectural elements) | ruins | minaret
Associated Places:
Asclepion of Pergamum | Asia | Turkey | Izmir Ili | Ege kiyilari | Pergamon
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:13570