Art Library / Architecture and Antiquity
Architecture and Antiquity
Tracery, columns, arches, vases and excavated relief, measured from real buildings and dig reports.
16 collections, 2,819 pieces in total. Pick a collection to see the art inside it.
Engraving
Triumphal arch
From Daniel de la Feuille, Devises et Emblemes Anciennes et Modernes , scan page 30
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Narrow arched panel
From A. C. Pugin, Examples of Gothic Architecture, Volume 2 , scan page 128
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Start with a subject or a set of historical plates.
Architecture
Gothic windows, tracery, carved panels, columns and arches measured from real buildings.
Archaeology
Greek vases, carved reliefs, ruins and excavated artifacts from archaeological reports.
Geometry
Ruled colour diagrams and geometric constructions from technical drawing plates.
Ruins and Views
Piranesi's Rome and the American picturesque: temples, aqueducts and river valleys drawn on the spot.
Artefacts and Antiquities
Gold masks, inlaid daggers and painted pottery, drawn as the excavation reports recorded them.
Minerals and Fossils
Crystals, ores and fossil impressions, hand coloured specimen by specimen for the cabinet.
Motifs and moods
Follow a more specific object, detail or feeling.
Antiquity
Greek vases, columns, carved relief, scarabs and ankhs, measured out of excavation reports.
Greek and Roman
Classical ornament, mythological figures and antique sculpture, measured on the Grand Tour.
Arches and Arch Frames
Gothic arches, archways and tympanums, measured off cathedral stone and carved screens.
Columns and Capitals
Ionic, Corinthian and lotus capitals, measured off the buildings themselves.
Urns and Vases
Greek vases from the excavation reports and garden urns from the pattern books.
Fountains and Waterworks
Baroque fountain designs and the plumbing behind them, drawn when a garden jet was engineering.
Jewellery
Brooches, torcs and pendants, drawn flat for the excavation report and useful at any size.
Ironwork and Metalwork
Wrought grilles, hinges and lock plates, which is where a smith put the ornament.
Temples and Shrines
Temple fronts, pagodas and roadside shrines, measured or sketched where they stood.
Brackets and Corbels
The carved support under a shelf, a cornice or a balcony, which is where a mason put a face.
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