ECL-Bm.1:56-2012
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bm.1:56-2012
Object type
Identification
Title
Sarcophagus fragment: dextrarum iunctio
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Content (description)
The fragment shows two intercolumniations of a column sarcophagus that on left being wider with a triangular pediment, the other with a shallow arch. On left a man wearing a toga clasps the hand of a woman with her head covered and turning her back to the viewer. Between them stands a putto who holds a basket of flowers in one hand, blossoms in the other. In intercolumniation on right stands a bearded man holding a roll, with a small figure, child or putto, by his side. Curtains hang behind the figures in each intercolumniation.
Content (object)
drawing
Dimensions
height (actual size): 494mm
width (actual size): 767mm
width (actual size): 767mm
Inscription
Villa Borghese. Facciata a tramontana. Tre figure grandi in piedi &ct
Materials & techniques note
black lead pencil on paper
Production
Person
Calderi, Carlo (Artist)
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• Montelatici (161-2)
