Object Details
- Artist
- Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Architecture study of the Column of Phocas in the Imperial Forum of Rome, Italy, looking northeast. Dominating the composition at center, the column stands on a stone plinth and its Corinthian capital is partially broken. Upper portion of the column catches the sun's light. In the background at left, the brick facade of the Curia Iulia is visible. Behind, a clear blue sky is shown while the brown ground is visible around all margins.
- Verso: Loose botanical sketch of a deciduous tree with few leaves, and a detail of one of its leaves.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Louis P. Church
- December 1868 - April 1869
- Accession Number
- 1917-4-621
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- architecture
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Oil and graphite on tan paperboard; verso: graphite
- Dimensions
- 47.3 × 30.3 cm (18 5/8 × 11 15/16 in.)
- made in
- Rome, Italy
- place depicted
- Rome, Italy
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1917-4-621
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4783a2601-1d92-46fa-8fee-714bab38d76d
