ECL-Bn.17:7-2014
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bn.17:7-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
Front portico of Temple and section; detail of doorway
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Other number
Bn.17 no. 6
Description
Content (description)
Front portico and section of the Temple. Detail of a doorway on right. Scale below and along right edge. A small group of figures emphasies the sense of scale.
Inscribed above : Coupe du Portail du Temple de Balbec. 6
Inscribed below, lower right: I. Marot f.
Inscribed above : Coupe du Portail du Temple de Balbec. 6
Inscribed below, lower right: I. Marot f.
Content (object)
Temple
Content (note)
Bn 17[16]. 1[2]-8[9] illustrate the same temple, possibly the so-called Temple of Bacchus at Baalbek, rather than that of Jupiter Heliopolitanus.
Dimensions
height (actual size): 299mm
width (actual size): 460mm
width (actual size): 460mm
Inscription
See Description:
Inscribed above : Coupe du Portail du Temple de Balbec. 6
Inscribed below, lower right: I. Marot f.
Inscribed above : Coupe du Portail du Temple de Balbec. 6
Inscribed below, lower right: I. Marot f.
Inscription description
Materials & techniques note
copper engraving on paper
Production
Person
Marot, Jean, 1619 - 1679 (Engraver)
Date
c.1639-1679
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• Wiegand (Baalbek vol. I 1921 , vol II 1923)