Giovanni Paolo Schor (1615-1674)
A design for an end wall of the Galleria Colonna c. 1665-8
Pen and black ink, with black wash and watercolour | 22.0 x 22.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905592
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Commissioned by Filippo II Colonna, this design shows an unexecuted proposal for the east end of the long gallery of the Palazzo Colonna. An open-work metal gate is surmounted by a crest of military trophies around the Colonna arms. This central doorway is flanked by two small square-headed doors with busts of Roman emperors in circular niches above them. With a scale at the lower edge.
Provenance
Probably acquired by George III in 1762 as part of the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Albani; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-1820
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Medium and techniques
Pen and black ink, with black wash and watercolour
Measurements
22.0 x 22.9 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 5592Alternative title(s)
A design for a door with the Colonna arms
