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Reference number

SM D3/1/5

Purpose

Temple of Vesta (or Temple of the Sibyl), Tivoli, near Rome, 1761-3 and 1794-5

Aspect

[15] Plans and elevations of door and window

Scale

3/4 in to 1 ft

Inscribed

THE DOOR AND WINDOW OF A TEMPLE A [sic] TIVOLI, THE INSIDE MOVLDINGS OF THE WINDOW, THE OVTSIDE MOVLDINGS OF THE WINDOW, labelled The Soffit of the Window and dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • 1761-3 1794-5

Medium and dimensions

Pen and sepia washes within triple ruled and wash border on laid paper (610 x 910)

Hand

Dance

Notes

Dance shows the Tivoli Temple's characteristic tapering door and window; the door measuring 7..6 at its top and 7..11 at its bottom, the window externally 3..8 and 3..10 3/8 and internally 3..2 7/8 and 3..4 6/8. The cornice, shouldered architrave and flat shouldered sill of the inside face of the window are the source for the Tivoli window that, published by Palladio, was used by Inigo Jones and later architects; as it was the form for the 'Vitruvian' opening (door or window) in which the width between the jambs narrows towards the top.

Level

Drawing

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