Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
Title:
Door in the Corinthian Order from Aphrodisias (now Geyve)
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Black ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 3/8 x 15 1/16 inches (54.3 x 38.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "75 | LXVI"; in brown ink, upper left: "LXXVI."; in black ink, within image: various measurements; in graphite, lower center: "Door of the Corinthian order at Aphrodisias"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.945
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | entablature | friezes | door | Corinthian order | moldings | Roman
Associated Places:
Turkey | Marmara | Sakarya | Aphrodisias | Asia
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:27022