Fabbriche e Disegni (volume II)

1844

Cavaliere Giulio Quarenghi and Giacomo Quarenghi (author)

Associated Names
Cavaliere Giulio Quarenghi

Artist, Italian, active c. 1821

Giacomo Quarenghi

Author, Venetian, 1744 - 1817

The image shows a rectangular shape with a bright orange surface and a vertical brown stripe on one edge. The design includes an embossed pattern across the orange area, resembling swirling or floral motifs. The color and pattern could be reminiscent of a sunset sky or autumn leaves.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with portrait frontispiece and 66 engraved plates on wove paper; blue and pink borders on dedication page and green border on title page

  • Credit Line

    Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection

  • Dimensions

    page size: 47 × 31.5 cm (18 1/2 × 12 3/8 in.)
    book: 47.8 × 33 × 2.5 cm (18 13/16 × 13 × 1 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.73.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Bernard Quaritch, Ltd., London); purchased in 1999 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2000

  • Pollak et al. 2000, p.526

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