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Album of Drawings

1678–1736
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This album contains a collection of drawings by Juvarra, a celebrated architect who transformed Turin in the early eighteenth century. Some of the most impressive among the architectural sketches are designs for idealized cityscapes, occasionally so large as to require a foldout sheet. Often interpreted as stage designs, such drawings were also appreciated as artworks in their own right for their demonstration of both imagination and skill.

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Object Information
  • Title: Album of Drawings
  • Artist: Filippo Juvarra (Italian, Messina 1678–1736 Madrid)
  • Date: 1678–1736
  • Medium: 1) Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash.
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    195) Black chalk, with a small remaining portion of a sketch in pen and brown ink.
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    240) Black chalk, brush and gray wash.
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  • Dimensions: Overall: 11 9/16 x 8 3/8 x 1 1/16 in. (29.4 x 21.2 x 2.7 cm)
  • Classifications: Albums, Ornament & Architecture, Drawings
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1969
  • Object Number: 69.655
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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