Plan of the Circus and Details of Capitals and Other Ornaments from Laodicea
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash with black and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 5/16 x 14 15/16 inches (54.1 x 38 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "67 (crossed out and replaced with '68') | LIX | 39"; in brown ink, upper left: "LXIII."; in brown ink, within image: labels A-D; in black ink, within image: measurements; in graphite, lower center: "[...] of the 3d great Theatre of the Corinthian order | & the Circus of Laodicea"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.988
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | site plan | theater | Lydian | columns | entablatures | moldings | Corinthian order | capitals | circus (Roman arena)
Associated Places:
Asia | Ege kiyilari | Turkey | Laodicea | Denizli Ili