Elevation of the Facade of the Theater, St. Petersburg

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Designer
Cesare Recanatini, Italian, 1823–1893
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Horizontal format architectural drawing depicting a two-storied facade, with pedimented portico of eight Ionic columns, and behind a sloping roof, an additional story above the stage. Framing line in pen and ink. Probably designed as an engraving for a book.
Credit Line
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt
ca. 1860
Accession Number
1938-57-1421
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
architecture
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Brush and gray, blue watercolor, pen and ink on paper
Dimensions
18.8 × 25.6 cm (7 3/8 × 10 1/16 in.)
made in
Italy
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1938-57-1421
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq467a9659c-e87a-4798-af0f-3d57477a4fb7
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