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Pantheon, portico, plan (recto) Pantheon, portico, details and perspective (verso)

Draftsman Drawn by Anonymous, French, 16th century French
early to mid-16th century
Not on view
Once part of an album of architectural drawings, this folio-size sheet contains depictions of the roof structure of the Pantheon’s portico, including the famous bronze trusses (at bottom, upside down) that once supported the structure. The architectural elements are annotated with precise measurements, signaling the architect’s detail-oriented arithmetical drive. All drawings that were once part of this album similarly focus on aspects of structure rather than ornament, the latter of which often predominates in other sixteenth-century architectural representations.

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Object Information
  • Title: Pantheon, portico, plan (recto) Pantheon, portico, details and perspective (verso)
  • Series/Portfolio: Goldschmidt Scrapbook
  • Draftsman: Drawn by Anonymous, French, 16th century
  • Date: early to mid-16th century
  • Medium: Dark brown ink, black chalk, and incised lines
  • Dimensions: sheet: 23 1/4 x 17 5/16 in. (59 x 44 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Rogers Fund, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and Mark J. Millard Gift, 1968
  • Object Number: 68.769.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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