Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
Title:
Details of an Ionic Capital, Column, and Frieze from Hierapolis (now Pamukkale)
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Black ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 7/16 x 15 3/16 inches (54.4 x 38.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "74 | 79"; in brown ink, upper left: "LXXIII."; in black ink, within image: various measurements; in graphite, lower left: "Hierapolis"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.944
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | capitals | columns | friezes | entablature | Greco-Roman | Ionic | putti
Associated Places:
Turkey | Denizli Ili | Hierapolis | Pamukkale | Ege kiyilari
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:27021