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Temple of Vesta (or Temple of the Sibyl), Tivoli, near Rome, 1761-3 and 1794-5
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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
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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