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[3] Copy of a measured drawing after ? Giuseppe Manocchi, c.1780
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Reference number
SM 44/9/13
Purpose
[3] Copy of a measured drawing after ? Giuseppe Manocchi, c.1780
Aspect
Part plan of a ceiling with compartments decorated with figures from Greek mythology including Hercules, centaurs and Neptune
Scale
to a scale
Inscribed
(Soane) Villa Pamfili
Medium and dimensions
Pen and sepia wash on laid paper (356 x 538)
Hand
? Giuseppe Manocchi (c.1731-82)
Watermark
fleur-de-lis within crowned cartouche
Notes
Professor du Prey brought attention to this drawing and noted (January/February 2009) it is identical to tracings by Thomas Hardwick (1752-1829, in the 'Thomas Hardwick albums', RIBA Drawings Collection) that are after Giuseppe Manocchi, a Roman draughtsman of whom little is known. There are also drawings signed by him (and dated 1765 or 1766) in the Adam collection at the Soane Museum.
It seems the drawing is by Manocchi, bought by Soane in about 1780. It shows a ceiling that survives in good condition in the Villa Pamphili, later Doria Pamphili, and sometimes known as the Villa del Bel Respiro; sited to the south-west of the centre of Rome just outside the Porta San Pancrazio (Via San Pancrazio). The Villa was built 1644-52 by Alessandro Algardi (1595-1654) better known as a sculptor, who also designed the summer theatre and several fountains. For another drawing by Manocchi see Italy: Tivoli: Hadrian's Villa: SM 44/9/12.
It seems the drawing is by Manocchi, bought by Soane in about 1780. It shows a ceiling that survives in good condition in the Villa Pamphili, later Doria Pamphili, and sometimes known as the Villa del Bel Respiro; sited to the south-west of the centre of Rome just outside the Porta San Pancrazio (Via San Pancrazio). The Villa was built 1644-52 by Alessandro Algardi (1595-1654) better known as a sculptor, who also designed the summer theatre and several fountains. For another drawing by Manocchi see Italy: Tivoli: Hadrian's Villa: SM 44/9/12.
Literature
P.du Prey, John Soane's architectural education 1753-80, 1977, pp.272, 522 fn.34
Level
Drawing
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