A Street with Various Buildings, Colonnades and an Arch

c. 1500/1510

Attributed to Zoan Andrea after Donato Bramante

Associated Names
Andrea Zoan

Artist, Italian, active c.1475/1519

Donato Bramante

Artist After, Italian, probably 1444 - 1514

This is a drawing of an elaborate architectural scene with classical colonnade and arches. The drawing showcases a symmetrical perspective of a monumental Renaissance-style architectural structure. It includes columns with Corinthian capitals supporting entablatures, a central archway leading to another ornate structure in the background, and decorative elements such as niches and friezes on the buildings. The precision and clarity of line work emphasize the grandeur of the architecture. The style indicates inspiration from Renaissance architects like Bramante, focusing on proportion, geometry, and classicism.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1973.28.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 5, p.104, no. 2, State ii (as Bramante)

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1974

  • Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts: Sculpture, Drawings, Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1974, no. 83.

1980

  • Ornament and Architecture: Renaissance Drawings, Prints and Books, Bell Gallery at Brown University, Providence, RI, 1980, no. 90, repro.

Bibliography

1938

  • Hind, Arthur M. Early Italian Engraving; a critical catalogue with complete reproductions of all the prints described. 7 vols. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 1938-1948.

Wikidata ID

Q65579182

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