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ECL-Bn.4:6-2013

Parts

Object number

ECL-Bn.4:6-2013

Object type

Identification

Title

Drawing of spandrels of the vault

Title Type

assigned by cataloguer

Comments

Bn 4 Nos.6,7,8 and 9 are catalogued together as the details from the four spandrels of the same tomb. (Bn 4 no. 1?)

Other number

Ashby ETON I No. 6 (1)

Description

Content (description)

Drawing of detail from each of the four spandrels of the tomb (Tomb Bn 4 no. 1?)
Youthful bust crowned with vine leaves, flanked by vine leaves, with red tassle below, set in triangular spandrel pointing down.

Content (object)

mural/wall painting
tomb

Content (note)

The Vigna Moroni is situated on the right of the Via Appia, between the Church of S.Cesareo and the Porta S. Sebastiano, opposite the Tomb of the Scipiones. A very large number of tombs (mostly columbaria) have been found there:Ficoroni excavated no fewer than ninety-two and others were discovered in 1790.

Dimensions

height (actual size): 345mm
width (actual size): 235mm

Dimension note

In Ashby's catalogue the dimension is given as 139 x 120 (no measurement unit)
The spandrel in the drawing measures 130mm x 120mm

Inscription

NB this drawing has been inscribed with the wrong number: Bn3.6, whereas Bn4.6 is correct.
Angoli della sopra detta stanza
1 written in ink on the front of the drawing, lower right

Materials & techniques note

watercolour on paper

Production

Person

Unknown (Artist)

Date

c.1710-1730

History and association

Previous ownership

References

• Ashby (p.7)
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