Castelli, E Ponti di Maestro Niccola Zabaglia Con Alcune Ingegnose Pratiche, e con la Descrizione del Trasporto dell'Obelisco Vaticano, e di Altri del Cavaliere Domenico Fontana

published 1743

Niccola Zabaglia (author)

Associated Names
Francesco Mazzoni

Artist, Italian, active 1738/1759

Francesco Rostagni

Artist, Italian, active 1743

Angelo Guiducci

Artist, Italian, active 1743/1779

Alessandro Specchi

Artist, Italian, 1668 - 1729

Paolo Pilaja

Artist, Italian, active 1727/1747

Giuseppe Vasi

Artist, Roman, 1710 - 1782

Girolamo Rossi II

Artist, Italian, 1682 - 1762

Miguel de Sorellò

Artist, Spanish, c. 1700 - c. 1765

Nicola Gutierrez

Artist, Spanish, active 1743

François Duflos

Artist, French, active 1743

Martin Schedel

Artist, Austrian, 1677 - 1748

Niccola Zabaglia

Author, Italian, 1664 - 1750

Pier Leone Ghezzi

Artist After, Roman, 1674 - 1755

Carlo Fontana

Artist After, Italian, 1634 - 1714

This is a drawing of an architectural structure showcasing arches and scaffolding. The illustration details the interior of a large arched section of a building with visible scaffolding supporting the vaulted ceilings. The image emphasizes elements like coffered ceilings, brickwork texture, and temporary wooden structures such as frames and beams. The central arch section is larger, with scroll-like features indicating architectural plans integrated into the design. The precision and detail suggest a focus on architectural illustration, possibly for documenting or planning a restoration or construction process of an interior space.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    1 vol: ill: etched and engraved frontispiece by Girolamo Rossi after Pietro Leone Ghezzi and 59 etching and engravings (9 folding, rest full-page, versos blank), 13 by Alessandro Specchi after Carlo Fontana, and 27 after Francesco Rostagni with 3 ofthese by Rostagni himself, 5 by Martin Schedel, 5 by Giuseppe Vasi, 3 by François Duflos, 3 by Paolo Pilaja, 2 by Angelo Guiducci, 2 by Nicola Gutierrez, 2 by Francesco Mazzoni, 1 by Miguel de Sorellò, rest unsigned

  • Credit Line

    Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection

  • Dimensions

    page size: 45.9 x 36.2 cm (18 1/16 x 14 1/4 in.)
    overall size (volume closed): 47 x 38.1 x 6.8 cm (18 1/2 x 15 x 2 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.49.147

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mark J. Millard, New York; purchased by NGA, 1983.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2000

  • Pollak et al. 2000, no.166

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