Design for a City Gate in the Shape of a Triumphal Arch with a Large Arched Passageway at Center and Smaller Rectangular Passageways at Each Side, from Second Liure d'Arc de Triomphe et Porte de Ville, part of Œuvres du Sr. D. Marot
Horizontal panel with a triumphal arch with three passageways. The central passageway has an arched landing at top, supported by Ionic columns. At left and right, smaller rectangular openings decorated with armorial trophies, with Minerva at left and Hercules at right. Covering all three passageways, a pediment with a crowned escutcheon above a bust. Through the central opening, an equestrian statue can be seen on the path in the background, which is flanked by rows of buildings. From a group of four prints belonging to a series of six plates with designs for triumphal arches and city gates.
Artwork Details
- Title: Design for a City Gate in the Shape of a Triumphal Arch with a Large Arched Passageway at Center and Smaller Rectangular Passageways at Each Side, from Second Liure d'Arc de Triomphe et Porte de Ville, part of Œuvres du Sr. D. Marot
- Series/Portfolio: Second Liure d'Arc de Triomphe et Porte de Ville
- Artist: Daniel Marot the Elder (French, Paris 1661–1752 The Hague)
- Publisher: Published by Pierre Husson , The Hague
- Published in: The Hague
- Date: published 1703 or 1712
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 8 9/16 × 13 1/2 in. (21.7 × 34.3 cm)
Plate: 7 5/8 × 11 1/8 in. (19.3 × 28.3 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
- Object Number: 30.4(113)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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