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Reference number

SM 45/3/37

Purpose

[2] Copy of a measured drawing

Aspect

Section, with (pencil) detail of mosaic decoration the sarcophagus of Santa Constanza to a larger scale

Scale

bar scale of 1/5 in to 1 ft

Inscribed

dimensions given

Medium and dimensions

Pen, warm sepia wash,pencil, shaded within triple ruled and wash border on laid paper (722 x 533)

Hand

Soane

Watermark

fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche with bell and C & I Honig below, and IV

Notes

The circular mausoleum was built for Constantia, daughter of the Emperor Constantine, in the early or mid-4th century and was consecrated as a church in 1254. After restoration work in the 16th and 19th centuries, apparently nothing now remains of the original mosaics of the dome. The sarcophagus drawn by Soane is now in the Vatican Museum and has been replaced by a copy (noted by Professor du Prey).

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk