GALLIA ROMANA
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Ville | Vienne (Isère, 38) |
Subject(s) | Pyramid |
Perspective elevation | |
Author(s) | Anonymous Italian artist (15..?-15..?) |
Resource type | Drawing (pen and ink), 38,1 x 14 cm |
Date | c. 1529 |
Inscription | « QVESTA E VNA SEPOLTVRA ANTICHA AVIENA » |
References | Windsor Castle, Royal Collection, InvNr. 10819, Ancient Roman Architecture, f. 32 |
Bibliography | Pelletier 1974, pp. 6-15 ; Pelletier 1982, pp. 221-222 ; Borsi 1985, p. 70 ; Lemerle 2003, pp. 10-14 ; Campbell 2004, pp. 490-492, n° 171 ; Lemerle 2005, p. 96 |
Remarks | Copy after Giuliano da Sangallo. The quadrifrons (square-sided) arch which constituted the base of the obelisk stood on the spina of the circus |
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