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Italy, Tivoli: Villa Adriana. Record drawing of three details of interior decoration; at the top is part of a ceiling design; below are part of two frieze panels showing animals and foliage.
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Reference number
Adam vol.26/134
Purpose
Italy, Tivoli: Villa Adriana. Record drawing of three details of interior decoration; at the top is part of a ceiling design; below are part of two frieze panels showing animals and foliage.
Aspect
Ceiling plan, elevations
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink (over pencil) in a contemporary hand, possibly that of Giuseppe Manocchi, Pittura in Villa Adriana (Adriana) (top); Fregio in Tivoli (Tevole) (middle); In Villa Adriana (Adriano) (bottom)
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1760 - 1763
Medium and dimensions
Pen, ink framing line
465 x 340, foldline, horizontally across middle of sheet
Hand
Giuseppe Manocchi
Notes
The composition of this sheet shows Giuseppe Manocchi (c.1731-82) arranging a series of classical sources for incorporation into some of his decorative schemes. The ceiling detail from the Villa Adriana, Tivoli, can be compared with part of the composition in Adam vol.26/136. The inscriptions are probably in Manocchi's hand, on top of similar pencil inscriptions.
Level
Drawing
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