Album 2
arrow left swipe to the left Visible reflectance photograph Verso of the sixth sheet, Album 2 activate zoom zoom tool
Leaf 6 verso activate zoom zoom tool
Visible reflectance photograph, figure procession, studies with a figure in front of an altar, soldier activate zoom zoom tool arrow right swipe to the right
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Works on this double page

  • Visible reflectance photograph Procession of figures drawn in black chalk, with two rows of figures of different ages closely spaced in the foreground and background, from the southern frieze of the Ara Pacis
  • Visible reflectance photograph Profile view of a female figure offering sacrifice in front of an altar decorated with a statuette, drawn with pen and chalk, from the Mattei Collection
  • Visible reflectance photograph Chalk drawing of a striding male nude figure with lion skin and lyre in side view
  • Visible reflectance photograph Black chalk drawing of a group of figures with a central kneeling figure, from a relief from the Villa Medici
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Album 2, Leaf 7

It is noticeable how the draughtsperson repeatedly frames the reproduced motifs with a drawn line. This was done to indicate the size of the respective relief in relation to the figures.

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