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Capriccio showing a ruined temple with a curved apse seen through a screen of columns supporting the remains of a roof. In the foreground is part of a sarcophagus re-used as a fountain and three figures among architectural fragments.
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Reference number
Adam vol.56/94
Purpose
Capriccio showing a ruined temple with a curved apse seen through a screen of columns supporting the remains of a roof. In the foreground is part of a sarcophagus re-used as a fountain and three figures among architectural fragments.
Aspect
Perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink 47; in red ink on drawing 94
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1756 or 1757.
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen, blue, brown and grey washes204 x 223, 4 corners trimmed diagonally
Hand
Charles-Louis Clérisseau
Notes
There is a similar composition to this one in Adam vol.56/97, which is attributed to Robert Adam. Here the attribution to Clérisseau is based on the sophisticated handling of light and the liveliness of the coloured washes.
Level
Drawing
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