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Grey wash drawing of a ruined round temple with arched doorways, oval windows and stone steps in an overgrown landscape.

Perspective of a Rendering Round Temple in Ruins (probably Tempio della Speranza)

Pietro Paolo Coccetti, 1710-27

Brown ink and wash elevation of a garden facade with three arched openings and Corinthian pilasters, inscribed Villa Madama.

Garden Elevation of the Villa Madama, Rome

Pietro Paolo Coccetti, 1710-27

Brown wash architectural drawing of a columbarium section with rows of niches, curved arches and a stepped wall, with a scale

Section of a Columbarium

Pietro Paolo Coccetti, 1710-27

Two architectural section drawings of a columbarium with rows of niches, arches, and cross-hatched brick walls in brown wash.

Two Sections of a Columbarium

Pietro Paolo Coccetti, 1710-27

Pen and wash floor plan of a hall with scalloped alcoves, an Italian inscription, and a numbered scale bar.

Plan of a Columbarium

Pietro Paolo Coccetti, 1710-27

Architectural elevation drawing of a two-story palace facade with columns, arched windows, and a steep mansard roof.

Two-Story Façade of a Palace with a Mansard Roof

Pietro Paolo Coccetti, 1710-27

Ink and wash floor plan of a symmetrical building with staircases, a colonnade, and a graduated scale bar.

Plan

Pietro Paolo Coccetti, 1710-27

Grey wash architectural section drawing of a palace interior with a central dome, arched windows and a pointed gothic arcade.

Section of a Palace

Pietro Paolo Coccetti, 1710-27

Grey wash drawing of a vaulted Gothic stone interior with columns, a staircase, and wooden gates, possibly a stage design.

Design for a Stage Set

Giovanni Maria Quaglio I, 1700-65

Brown ink and wash drawing of a semicircular stage with allegorical statues in niches and an equestrian group.

Design for a Garden Fête with a Semi-circular Wall and Statues in Niches

Francesco Allegrini

Ink and grey wash elevation drawing of a three-story palace facade with columns, arched windows and a balustrade.

Design for Palace Façade

Pietro Paolo Coccetti, 1710-27

Ink and wash elevation drawing of a classical facade with a central arched entrance, columns, and rusticated stonework.

Elevation Design for the Entrance to Orti Farnesiani by Vignola

Pietro Paolo Coccetti, 1710-27

Design for the Entrance of the Loggia of the Villa of Pope Julius

Pietro Paolo Coccetti, 1710-27

Ink and wash architectural section of a loggia with three arched vaults, Ionic pilasters, and a central doorway, with an Ital

Section of the Loggia in the Villa of Pope Julius [III.]

Pietro Paolo Coccetti, 1710-27

Ink and wash architectural elevation of a villa side wall with arched bays, pilasters, and a ground plan with scale bar below

Side Elevation of the Villa of Pope Julius [III.]

Pietro Paolo Coccetti, 1710-27

Ink and wash elevation drawing of a villa gate with two pillars topped by urns, flanking a balustrade with fleur-de-lis medal

Gate of Villa Belvedere in Frascati

Pietro Paolo Coccetti, 1710-27

Pen and wash architectural elevation of a classical villa gate with a central arch, urn, scrolls, and a Roman palm scale.

Gate of the Villa Patritii [Patritj]

Pietro Paolo Coccetti, 1710-27

Ink and wash architectural elevation of a three-storey villa with arched central balconies and a scale bar below.

Design of the Side Elevation for the Casino of the Villa Patritj [Patritii] at Porta Pia

Pietro Paolo Coccetti, 1710-27

Brown ink and wash drawing of a Baroque stage set with a canopied throne, kneeling crowd, columns and a garden view.

Design for a Stage Set: Solomon Receiving the Queen of Sheba under a Baldacchino, with Fantastical Architecture and a…

Carlo Galli Bibiena, 1728-78

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate palace stage set with columns, statues, balustrades and garlands, by Giuseppe Galli Bibiena.

Design for a Stage Set: Palace Hall with Columns and Statues

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1716-56

Ink and wash architectural drawing with a section elevation above and a floor plan below, lettered keys at left.

Half Longitudinal Section and Half Plan

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1750

Pen and wash elevation of a theatre proscenium portal beside a lateral section showing tiered boxes and columns.

Elevation of Proscenium and Lateral View

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1750

Pen and wash elevations of four-tier theatre boxes, plain existing version beside an ornate rococo redesign with a royal box.

Elevation of Boxes and Royal Box as Presently Constituted and According to New Design

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1750

Pen and wash drawing of a rococo theatre proscenium with an allegorical scene, beside a side view of tiered boxes with garlan

Elevation of Proscenium According to New Design and Lateral View of Boxes

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1750

Pen drawing of a stage set with a domed central villa, curved colonnades, Corinthian columns, and a grand staircase with stat

Design for Stage Set: Centralized Villa with Cupola ("Villa rotunda" Style) and Colonnaded Wings

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen drawing of a theatrical stage set with ornate pavilions, domed cupolas and a central fountain topped by Neptune.

Designs for Stage Set: Three Pavillions in Background with "Oriental" (Ogival) Cupolas with Two Small Fountains betwe…

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pencil sketch on tan paper of three lion studies, one reclining lion and two head studies.

Three Studies of a Lion

Eugène Delacroix, 1815-63

Blue and white design drawing of a decorated wall with a central medallion of two figures, garlands, and standing female figu

Design for a Decorated Wall with Grottesque over Blue Background

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Grey wash and pen drawing of a palace interior with a staircase, statues on pedestals and ornate arched pediments.

Sketch of a Palace's Interior's Foreshortening with Stairs, Statues and Ornaments

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Pen drawing of figures hauling a boat ashore in a gale, with a wind-bent tree and a stone tower on the coast.

Beaching a Fishing Boat in a Gale

John Hamilton Mortimer, 1770-79