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Sketch by G. A. Dosio of the original bronze trusses that supported the roof of the porch of the Pantheon

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Description: Sketch by G. A. Dosio of the original bronze trusses that supported the roof of the...
TitleSketch by G. A. Dosio of the original bronze trusses that supported the roof of the porch of the Pantheon
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureUnknown
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date100–200 AD
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsUnknown
LocationRome
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsArchitectural drawingChurch architecture--Italy--RomeRoofs--Design and construction
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Description: Roman Woodworking
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The visible part of a Roman roof was its external protective sheathing, originally of thatch or wooden shingles (scandulae) or even packed clay...
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Description: Perspective sketch of the Pantheon with its forecourt restored conjecturally
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Description: Santa Maria della Pace, exterior view
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Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
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Description: Reconstruction of the roofing of the Coenatio Iovis (triclinium) of the Flavian...
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Description: Pantheon, interior
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Creator roleArchitect
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Object typeArchitecture
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Creator name (description)after 1486
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Description: View facing south within the attic cavity of the north bell tower of St. Peter's
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Creator roleArchitect
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View facing south within the attic...
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Dec 11
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1474–1482
Object typeArchitecture
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Ospedale di S. Spirito
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Creator name (description)after Urban
Creator roleArtist
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
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Object typeArchitecture
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Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
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Object typeArchitecture
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Creator name (description)Raphael and workshop
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Creator rolePainter
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Object typePainting
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Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. 1490
Object typeArchitecture
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Description: Plan of the second level of the tower built by Bernini
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Creator name (description)after Virgilio Spada
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1645
Object typeDrawing
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Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1619
Object typeDrawing
LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City
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Creator nationality/cultureItalian; Italian
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. 1494
Object typeArchitecture
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Object typeArchitecture
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Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1863
Object typeDrawing
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Les Halles, Paris, detail of roof...
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Creation datec. AD 850
Object typeArchitecture
LocationFiesole, Italy
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Object typeArchitecture
LocationSiena, Italy
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Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1641
Object typeDrawing
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Object typeArchitecture
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Object typeArchitecture
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Object typeArchitecture
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Object typeArchitecture
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Santi Giovanni e Paolo, interior
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Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSanti Giovanni e Paolo, Venice
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Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
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Creator roleDraftsman
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Object typeDrawing
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Creation date1938
Object typeIllustration
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Creation date1619
Object typeDrawing
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Object typeDrawing
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Object typeArchitecture
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Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
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Church of S. Ansano in Castelvecchio,...
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Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date2001
Object typeIllustration
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Creation date1369
Object typePainting
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Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
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Object typeSculpture
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Object typeArchitecture
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Creator nameMaderno, Carlo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1597–1603
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSanta Susanna, Rome
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Creator nameWiegand, Theodor
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
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Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1983
Object typeIllustration
Reconstruction of the exterior of old...
Reconstruction of the exterior of old St. Peter's in ca. 330
Description: View of nave, from chancel to main entrance
View of nave, from chancel to main entrance
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 26
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSan Giobbe, Venice
View of nave, from chancel to main...
View of nave, from chancel to main entrance
Description: Author's reconstruction of the tower unveiled on 29 June 1641
Author's reconstruction of the tower unveiled on 29 June 1641
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 11
Creator name (description)Based on a composite of Vat. Lat. 13442, fol. 21r, the ordinetto attico as renderd in Albertina, Az. Rom 728, and the profile of the helm as shown in Albertina, Az. Rom 742
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date2002
Object typeDrawing
Author's reconstruction of the tower...
Author's reconstruction of the tower unveiled on 29 June 1641
Description: Altarpieces for Venetian monasteries and friaries, 1450–1530
Altarpieces for Venetian monasteries and friaries, 1450–1530
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 26
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Altarpieces for Venetian monasteries and...
Altarpieces for Venetian monasteries and friaries, 1450–1530
Description: Project for the facade of San Lorenzo in Florence with two lateral bell towers
Project for the facade of San Lorenzo in Florence with two lateral bell towers
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 13
Creator nameSangallo, Giuliano da
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1400–1499
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen, black pencil and bistre on white paper
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Accession numberOPERA 280; 637639
Project for the facade of San Lorenzo in...
Project for the facade of San Lorenzo in Florence with two lateral bell towers
Description: Elevation drawing showing Bernini's tower
Elevation drawing showing Bernini's tower
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 11
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1645
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsBrown ink on white paper attached to a section of the Greuter engraving
LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City
https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Vat.lat.13442.pt.2
Accession numberVat. lat. 13442, fol. 21r
Elevation drawing showing Bernini's...
Elevation drawing showing Bernini's tower
Description: Christ Pantocrator and Angels
Christ Pantocrator and Angels
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 1148
Object typeMosaic
LocationMartorana (Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio), Palermo, Italy
Christ Pantocrator and Angels
Christ Pantocrator and Angels
Description: View of Gussoni chapel and altarpiece
View of Gussoni chapel and altarpiece
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 26
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSan Lio, Venice
View of Gussoni chapel and altarpiece
View of Gussoni chapel and altarpiece
Description: Diagram of Santa Croce nave, showing the convergence of beams at right angles to the...
Diagram of Santa Croce nave, showing the convergence of beams at right angles to the picture surface, nave of Santa Croce
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 25
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Diagram of Santa Croce nave, showing the...
Diagram of Santa Croce nave, showing the convergence of beams at right angles to the picture surface, nave of Santa Croce
Description: Church of the Osservanza (La Capriola), interior view
Church of the Osservanza (La Capriola), interior view
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 23
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSiena, Italy
Church of the Osservanza (La Capriola),...
Church of the Osservanza (La Capriola), interior view
Description: Interior of the Pantheon
Interior of the Pantheon
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator namePanini, Giovanni Paolo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1750
Object typePainting
Dimensions50 3/8 x 39 in. (128 x 99 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.165.html
Accession number1939.1.24
Interior of the Pantheon
Interior of the Pantheon
Description: Hibbert House, lead gutters in roof system
Hibbert House, lead gutters in roof system
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1755
Object typeArchitecture
LocationKingston, Jamaica
Hibbert House, lead gutters in roof...
Hibbert House, lead gutters in roof system
Description: The Dormition
The Dormition
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 1148
Object typeMosaic
LocationMartorana, Palermo, Italy
The Dormition
The Dormition
Description: Studio Piano; plan of the roof
Studio Piano; plan of the roof
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 22
Creator namePiano, Renzo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1968–1969
Object typeDrawing
Studio Piano; plan of the roof
Studio Piano; plan of the roof
Description: View of interior from the chancel to the main entrance
View of interior from the chancel to the main entrance
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 26
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSanta Maria Mater Domini, Venice
View of interior from the chancel to the...
View of interior from the chancel to the main entrance
Description: Plan of the first level of the tower built by Bernini
Plan of the first level of the tower built by Bernini
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 11
Creator name (description)after Virgilio Spada
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1645
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsBlack chalk, brown ink, brown wash
Dimensions26.2 × 37.5 cm
LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City
Plan of the first level of the tower...
Plan of the first level of the tower built by Bernini
Description: Interior view of S. Spirito ai Pispini, showing Petrucci arms in spandrels of the...
Interior view of S. Spirito ai Pispini, showing Petrucci arms in spandrels of the dome
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 23
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSiena, Italy
Interior view of S. Spirito ai Pispini,...
Interior view of S. Spirito ai Pispini, showing Petrucci arms in spandrels of the dome
Description: Hermitage, roof framing
Hermitage, roof framing
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. 1700
Object typeArchitecture
LocationNevis, Leeward Islands
Hermitage, roof framing
Hermitage, roof framing
Description: Interior view, with high altarpiece in main apse
Interior view, with high altarpiece in main apse
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 26
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSan Rocco, Venice
Interior view, with high altarpiece in...
Interior view, with high altarpiece in main apse
Description: Church of San Saba, Rome
Church of San Saba, Rome
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameDrouais, Jean-Germain
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsWash and gouache over black chalk on paper
LocationMusée des Beaux-Arts, Rennes, France
Church of San Saba, Rome
Church of San Saba, Rome
Description: Former Fioccardo chapel
Former Fioccardo chapel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 26
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationDuomo di Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Former Fioccardo chapel
Former Fioccardo chapel
Description: Siena cathedral
Siena cathedral
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 23
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSiena, Italy
Siena cathedral
Siena cathedral
Description: Palazzo di S. Galgano, hospital church complex of S. Maria Maddalena and adjoining...
Palazzo di S. Galgano, hospital church complex of S. Maria Maddalena and adjoining properties
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 23
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Object typePrint
Palazzo di S. Galgano, hospital church...
Palazzo di S. Galgano, hospital church complex of S. Maria Maddalena and adjoining properties
Description: A scheme for the decoration of the vault of the Sistine Chapel; studies of arms and...
A scheme for the decoration of the vault of the Sistine Chapel; studies of arms and hands
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 13
Creator nameBuonarroti, Michelangelo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1508
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen and brown ink over a sketch in lead point and stylus (vault study); black chalk (arms and hands)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1859-0625-567
Accession number18,590,625.57
A scheme for the decoration of the vault...
A scheme for the decoration of the vault of the Sistine Chapel; studies of arms and hands
Description: Siena cathedral, façade with detail of triple arch portal
Siena cathedral, façade with detail of triple arch portal
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 23
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSiena, Italy
Siena cathedral, façade with...
Siena cathedral, façade with detail of triple arch portal
Description: Apsidal mosaic from San Cipriano, Murano
Apsidal mosaic from San Cipriano, Murano
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 26
Creator roleMosaicist
Object typeMosaic
LocationFriedenskirche (Church of Peace), Potsdam, Germany
Apsidal mosaic from San Cipriano, Murano
Apsidal mosaic from San Cipriano, Murano
Description: High altar
High altar
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 26
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSan Salvatore, Venice
High altar
High altar
Description: San Giovanni in Bragora, interior
San Giovanni in Bragora, interior
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 26
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSan Giovanni in Bragora, Venice
San Giovanni in Bragora, interior
San Giovanni in Bragora, interior
Description: Christ Crowning King Roger II of Sicily
Christ Crowning King Roger II of Sicily
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 1148
Object typeMosaic
LocationMartorana (Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio), Palermo, Italy
Christ Crowning King Roger II of Sicily
Christ Crowning King Roger II of Sicily
Description: Les Halles, Paris, detail of roof designs of the pavilions
Les Halles, Paris, detail of roof designs of the pavilions
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 22
Creator nameBaltard, Victor; Callet, Félix-Emmanuel
Creator nationality/cultureFrench; French
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1863
Object typeDrawing
Locationfrom "Monographie des Halles Centrales de Paris," 1863
Les Halles, Paris, detail of roof...
Les Halles, Paris, detail of roof designs of the pavilions
Description: Former Zorzi chapel
Former Zorzi chapel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 26
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSan Michele in Isola, Venice
Former Zorzi chapel
Former Zorzi chapel
Description: 32 Duke Street, iron strap securing the corner of the house frame
32 Duke Street, iron strap securing the corner of the house frame
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationFalmouth, Jamaica
32 Duke Street, iron strap securing the...
32 Duke Street, iron strap securing the corner of the house frame
Description: The wooden ceiling from the House of the Mosaic Atrium, Herculaneum
The wooden ceiling from the House of the Mosaic Atrium, Herculaneum
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date0–100 AD
Object typeArchitecture
LocationHerculaneum, Italy
The wooden ceiling from the House of the...
The wooden ceiling from the House of the Mosaic Atrium, Herculaneum
Description: San Giacomo di Rialto, interior
San Giacomo di Rialto, interior
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 26
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSan Giacomo di Rialto, Venice
San Giacomo di Rialto, interior
San Giacomo di Rialto, interior
Description: Wooden model of a facade for San Lorenzo
Wooden model of a facade for San Lorenzo
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 13
Creator name (description)After a design by Michelangelo
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. 1518
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsWood
LocationCasa Buonarroti, Florence
Wooden model of a facade for San Lorenzo
Wooden model of a facade for San Lorenzo
Description: San Salvatore, interior
San Salvatore, interior
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 26
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSan Salvatore, Venice
San Salvatore, interior
San Salvatore, interior
Description: Church of S. Maria delle Nevi
Church of S. Maria delle Nevi
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 23
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSiena, Italy
Church of S. Maria delle Nevi
Church of S. Maria delle Nevi
Description: Modern centering in use at the site of Herculaneum for the restoration of barrel...
Modern centering in use at the site of Herculaneum for the restoration of barrel vaults
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationHerculaneum, Italy
Modern centering in use at the site of...
Modern centering in use at the site of Herculaneum for the restoration of barrel vaults
Description: Diagram of Santa Croce nave, showing the diminution of the distance between...
Diagram of Santa Croce nave, showing the diminution of the distance between tranverse beams
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 25
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Diagram of Santa Croce nave, showing the...
Diagram of Santa Croce nave, showing the diminution of the distance between traverse beams
Description: The Nativity
The Nativity
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 1148
Object typeMosaic
LocationMartorana, Palermo, Italy
The Nativity
The Nativity
Description: Reinforcement of the timber truss
Reinforcement of the timber truss
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Reinforcement of the timber truss
Reinforcement of the timber truss
Description: View of Ovetari chapel
View of Ovetari chapel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 26
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationEremitani, Padua, Italy
View of Ovetari chapel
View of Ovetari chapel
Description: Chapel of the Sacrament
Chapel of the Sacrament
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 26
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationDuomo di Treviso, Veneto, Italy
Chapel of the Sacrament
Chapel of the Sacrament
Description: Palazzo Petrucci and the piazza S. Giovanni
Palazzo Petrucci and the piazza S. Giovanni
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 23
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Object typePrint
Palazzo Petrucci and the piazza S....
Palazzo Petrucci and the piazza S. Giovanni
Description: View of presbytery with altarpiece
View of presbytery with altarpiece
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 26
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSan Niccolò, Treviso, Italy
View of presbytery with altarpiece
View of presbytery with altarpiece
Description: Tempietto, S. Pietro in Montorio
Tempietto, S. Pietro in Montorio
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 11
Creator nameBramante, Donato
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. 1502
Object typeArchitecture
LocationRome
Tempietto, S. Pietro in Montorio
Tempietto, S. Pietro in Montorio
Description: Church and convent of S. Spirito ai Pispini
Church and convent of S. Spirito ai Pispini
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 23
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSiena, Italy
Church and convent of S. Spirito ai...
Church and convent of S. Spirito ai Pispini
Description: Hibbert House, M roof
Hibbert House, M roof
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 24
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1755
Object typeArchitecture
LocationKingston, Jamaica
Hibbert House, M roof
Hibbert House, M roof
Description: Plan of portico and bell towers, St. Peter's
Plan of portico and bell towers, St. Peter's
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 11
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1613
Object typeDrawing
LocationAlbertina, Vienna
Accession numberAZRom722
Plan of portico and bell towers, St....
Plan of portico and bell towers, St. Peter's
Description: Reconstruction of Bernini's tower as executed
Reconstruction of Bernini's tower as executed
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 11
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1938
Object typeIllustration
Reconstruction of Bernini's tower as...
Reconstruction of Bernini's tower as executed
Description: Two hypothetical roofing systems for the covering of a Tuscan style prop-and-lintel...
Two hypothetical roofing systems for the covering of a Tuscan style prop-and-lintel temple
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Two hypothetical roofing systems for the...
Two hypothetical roofing systems for the covering of a Tuscan style prop-and-lintel temple
Description: Basilica according to Vitruvius, De architectura, plan
Basilica according to Vitruvius, De architectura, plan
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator name (description)After Palladio
Creator roleArtist
Creation daten/a
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
Basilica according to Vitruvius, De...
Basilica according to Vitruvius, De architectura, plan
Description: Proposal for the bell towers of St. Peter's
Proposal for the bell towers of St. Peter's
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 11
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1645
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsBrown ink and brown wash on cream-colored paper
Dimensions51.8 × 35.8 cm
LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City
https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Vat.lat.13442.pt.2
Accession numberVat. lat. 13442, fol. 24r
Proposal for the bell towers of St....
Proposal for the bell towers of St. Peter's
Description: The basilica designed by Vitruvius at Fanum
The basilica designed by Vitruvius at Fanum
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameUlrich, Roger B.
Creator name (description)After Alzinger 1989, Ohr 1975, Warren in Morgan 1914
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
The basilica designed by Vitruvius at...
The basilica designed by Vitruvius at Fanum
Description: Oculus from the oratory of S. Ansano in Castelvecchio
Oculus from the oratory of S. Ansano in Castelvecchio
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 23
Creator roleArtist
Object typeStained Glass
MaterialsStained glass
LocationSiena, Italy
Oculus from the oratory of S. Ansano in...
Oculus from the oratory of S. Ansano in Castelvecchio
Description: Section of St. Paul's basilica, Rome (begun 385 AD), drawn before the trussed roof...
Section of St. Paul's basilica, Rome (begun 385 AD), drawn before the trussed roof burned down in 1823
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator nameRondelet, Jean-Baptiste
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Section of St. Paul's basilica, Rome...
Section of St. Paul's basilica, Rome (begun 385 AD), drawn before the trussed roof burned down in 1823
Description: Church of La Magione with Spedale around the open courtyard to the rear
Church of La Magione with Spedale around the open courtyard to the rear
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 23
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSiena, Italy
Church of La Magione with Spedale around...
Church of La Magione with Spedale around the open courtyard to the rear
Description: Marble tomb architecture, detail
Marble tomb architecture, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 13
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationFlorence
Marble tomb architecture, detail
Marble tomb architecture, detail
Description: Church of S. Ansano in Castelvecchio
Church of S. Ansano in Castelvecchio
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 23
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSiena, Italy
Church of S. Ansano in Castelvecchio
Church of S. Ansano in Castelvecchio
Description: Church of the Osservanza (La Capriola), rear view
Church of the Osservanza (La Capriola), rear view
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 23
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSiena, Italy
Church of the Osservanza (La Capriola),...
Church of the Osservanza (La Capriola), rear view
Description: Project for the third story and pyramid of Bernini's tower
Project for the third story and pyramid of Bernini's tower
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 11
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1640
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsBlack chalk or pencil on two sheets of medium-weight cream-colored paper, joined
Dimensions54.1 × 31 cm
LocationAlbertina, Vienna
Accession numberAZRom730
Project for the third story and pyramid...
Project for the third story and pyramid of Bernini's tower
Description: S. Agnese in Piazza Navona
S. Agnese in Piazza Navona
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 11
Creator nameRainaldi, Carlo; Rainaldi, Girolamo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian; Italian
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationRome
S. Agnese in Piazza Navona
S. Agnese in Piazza Navona
Description: Choir-screen, with view of high altar beyond
Choir-screen, with view of high altar beyond
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 26
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSanta Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice
Choir-screen, with view of high altar...
Choir-screen, with view of high altar beyond
Description: Project for the completion of St. Peter's
Project for the completion of St. Peter's
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 11
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1696
Object typeDrawing
Project for the completion of St....
Project for the completion of St. Peter's
Description: Sydney Opera House, under construction
Sydney Opera House, under construction
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 22
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1964
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSydney
Sydney Opera House, under construction
Sydney Opera House, under construction
Description: Former chapel of the Milanesi
Former chapel of the Milanesi
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 26
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSanta Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice
Former chapel of the Milanesi
Former chapel of the Milanesi
Description: S. Maria in Campitelli, Rome, plan
S. Maria in Campitelli, Rome, plan
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator roleMapmaker
Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram
S. Maria in Campitelli, Rome, plan
Rome, S. Maria in Campitelli; plan
Description: Santa Costanza, interior
Santa Costanza, interior
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 07
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. 337-350 AD
Object typeArchitecture
LocationRome
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Santa Costanza, interior
Santa Costanza, interior
Description: View of Bernabò chapel
View of Bernabò chapel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 26
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSan Giovanni Crisostomo, Venice
View of Bernabò chapel
View of Bernabò chapel
Description: Emiliani chapel, interior
Emiliani chapel, interior
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 26
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationEmiliani chapel, San Michele in Isola, Venice
Emiliani chapel, interior
Emiliani chapel, interior
Description: Hylas dragged into the water by nymphs, marble inlay panel from the Basilica of...
Hylas dragged into the water by nymphs, marble inlay panel from the Basilica of Junius Bassus
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. AD 325–350
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
Materialsmarble inlay
Hylas dragged into the water by nymphs,...
Hylas dragged into the water by nymphs, marble inlay panel from the Basilica of Junius Bassus
Description: George of Antioch Prostrate before the Virgin
George of Antioch Prostrate before the Virgin
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 1148
Object typeMosaic
LocationMartorana, Palermo, Italy
George of Antioch Prostrate before the...
Panel with George of Antioch prostrate before the Virgin
Description: Reconstruction of the ground plan of the façade and south bell towers of St....
Reconstruction of the ground plan of the façade and south bell towers of St. Peter's with Bernini's proposed reentrant bay
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 11
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1938
Object typeIllustration
Reconstruction of the ground plan of the...
Reconstruction of the ground plan of the façade and south bell towers of St. Peter's with Bernini's proposed reentrant bay
Description: View of Cappella dei Mascoli, with altarpiece of c. 1430
View of Cappella dei Mascoli, with altarpiece of c. 1430
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 26
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSan Marco, Venice
View of Cappella dei Mascoli, with...
View of Cappella dei Mascoli, with altarpiece of c. 1430
Description: Project for the facade of the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence with the...
Project for the facade of the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence with the cardinal's coat of arms
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 13
Creator nameSangallo, Giuliano da
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1515
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen, bistre and black pencil on white paper
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Accession numberOPERA 279; 637641
Project for the facade of the Basilica...
Project for the facade of the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence with the cardinal's coat of arms
Description: Former Foscari altar, with frame for Marco Basaiti's Agony in the Garden
Former Foscari altar, with frame for Marco Basaiti's Agony in the Garden
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 26
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSan Giobbe, Venice
Former Foscari altar, with frame for...
Former Foscari altar, with frame for Marco Basaiti's Agony in the Garden
Description: Model of the roofing beams used at Temple B, Pyrgi
Model of the roofing beams used at Temple B, Pyrgi
Posted by:John Carlson
May 10
Creator name (description)Photo taken by Ulrich, Roger B.
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. 500 BC
Object typeArchitecture
Model of the roofing beams used at...
Model of the roofing beams used at Temple B, Pyrgi
Description: S. Maria in Portico di Fontegiusta
S. Maria in Portico di Fontegiusta
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 23
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSiena
S. Maria in Portico di Fontegiusta
S. Maria in Portico di Fontegiusta

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