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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

Pen and wash elevation drawing of a tall interior doorway with stepped frame, cornice, and scale bar below.

Design Elevation for an Interior Door in the Loggia of Pope Julius [III.]

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

Pen and ink drawing of a left-side cartouche with a winged griffin at top and curling acanthus scrolls below.

Left Half of a Cartouche with Griffin and Acanthus Scroll

Carlo Bianconi, 1752-1802

Pen drawing of a symmetrical classical facade with a pediment, columns, a central arch, and decorative cartouches.

Design for a Façade

Pietro Paolo Coccetti, 1710-27

Ink and wash architectural elevation of a monumental portal with columns, a radiating arch, and a balustraded top.

Portone del Palazzo di Carbogniani

Pietro Paolo Coccetti, 1710-27

Watercolor cross-section of a majolica kiln with labeled chambers, a worker feeding firewood, and hills in the background.

Section of a Kiln for the Production of Majolika

Pietro Bandiera, ca. 1796

Cutaway drawing of a workshop with two seated craftsmen, shelves of labelled boxes, and water-powered machinery below.

Project for the New Buildings Erected in the Year 1796 behind the Cemetries of St. Peter

Pietro Bandiera, 1796

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ornamental cartouche with a winged griffin, grotesque masks and fruit garlands.

Design for a Cartouche with a Coat of Arms containing a Griffin

Carlo Bianconi, 1752-1802

Grey wash drawing of an ornamental oval cartouche with banners, drums, leaves and a crown, with an empty central field.

Design for Cartouche with Banners, Drums, Leaves and a Woman's Head with Tiara

Carlo Bianconi, 1732-1802

Pen and ink design of a cartouche with winged sirens, a mask, and a fleur-de-lis coat of arms.

Design for a Cartouche flanked by winged Sirens with a Coat of Arms containing a Fleur-de-Lis

Carlo Bianconi, 1752-1802

Pen and ink drawing of a heraldic shield with fleur-de-lis and roses, an owl, books, leaves, a vase and a snake.

Drawing of a Decorated Coat of Arms surrounded by Books, Owl, Leaves, Vase and a Snake

Carlo Bianconi, 1752-1802

Pen and ink design of a heart-shaped cartouche with blank center, scrolled frame and hanging floral garlands.

Design for a Cartouche with Hanging Garlands

Carlo Bianconi, 1752-1802

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

Ink and wash drawing of an ornate baroque church interior with columns, arches, and a scrolled ceiling, partly unfinished.

Framed Unfinished Design of a Baroque Church Interior

the Younger Giovanni Maria Galli Bibiena, before 1769

Ink and wash drawing of a baroque catafalque design with a ground plan, an obelisk with sphinxes, and ornate scrollwork.

Half elevation and half ground plan for a catafalque for Margherite Louise d'Orleans, Granduchess of Tuscany (1645-1721)

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1721