A Classical Temple

c. 1780

Louis Gustave Taraval

Associated Names
Louis Gustave Taraval

Artist, French, 1739 - 1794

This is a drawing of a neoclassical architectural structure. The structure features a grand domed building elevated on a series of broad steps, with tall Corinthian columns supporting an entablature that is decorated with relief sculptures. Above the entablature, there is a balustrade adorned with statues standing at intervals. The building's entrance is centrally located at the top of the stairs, marked by a large arched doorway. The drawing emphasizes symmetry and balance, with a focus on geometric shapes and classical architectural elements such as the detailed columns and sculptural decorations.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Seiferheld and Co., New York; William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA, October 1971; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1973

  • Master Drawings from the Collection of William B. O'Neal, Walter Cecil Rawls Museum, Courtland, VA and tour, 1973-1975.

1992

  • Dürer to Diebenkorn: Recent Acquisitions of Art of Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1992, no. 39.

1993

  • Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1993, no. 19.

1996

  • Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, Georgia Museum of Art, The University of Georgia, Athens, 4 May-16 June, 1996.

Bibliography

1975

  • "Drawings for Theater and Architecture: A Special View of a Noted Virginia Collection of Master Drawings," Arts in Virginia, 15 (Spring 1975), 2, 13 (illus.).

2009

  • Grasselli, Margaret Morgan. Renaissance to Revolution: French Drawings from the National Gallery of Art, 1500-1800. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2009: 244, fig. 1.

Inscriptions

lower right in pen and brown ink: Taraval inv.; lower left in pen and brown ink: T.

Wikidata ID

Q64593413

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