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Reconstruction of the Pantheon in Rome in Republican times, before the addition of the portico
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Reference number
SM volume 26, p. 9
Purpose
Reconstruction of the Pantheon in Rome in Republican times, before the addition of the portico
Aspect
2 Elevation
Scale
Same as for 1
Inscribed
By Gibbs, in pen and brown ink over pencil, with letters F to L, and below the sheet on p. 9: F. Upright of ye outside of the Temple. / G. Front of ye Temple wt its pediment. / H Large niches on each side of ye Entry. / I. Great Cornice which goes round the Temple. / K. Out side of ye Cupolo shewing ye steps going up to it. / L. Opening atop to give light to ye inside of it.
Signed and dated
- 1740s
Medium and dimensions
Pen and grey ink with grey wash over faint pencil; on laid paper; 134 x 149.
Hand
James Gibbs
Watermark
None visible
Notes
The elevation is based on Fontana's plate on page 457 of Il Tempio Vaticano (top), but with many small adjustments and refinements (e.g. to the main cornice, where modillions are added and a plain architrave below is omitted, and to the entrance door where the frame and cornice are enlarged).
Level
Drawing
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