Album 2
arrow left swipe to the left Visible reflectance photograph Verso of the fourteenth sheet, Album 2 activate zoom zoom tool
Leaf 14 verso activate zoom zoom tool
Visible reflectance photograph Three figure compositions after reliefs, boy in a sailing boat activate zoom zoom tool arrow right swipe to the right
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Works on this double page

  • Visible reflectance photograph Chalk drawing with figure composition after reliefs in the staircase of the Palazzo dei Conservatori
  • Visible reflectance photograph Group of figures drawn with black chalk from the lower part of the north-side attic relief of the Arch of Constantine
  • Visible reflectance photograph Chalk drawing with group of soldiers in frontal view of the attic relief on the north side of the Arch of Constantine
  • Visible reflectance photograph Black chalk drawing of a boy in a sailing boat, Nile scene from a sarcophagus
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Album 2, Leaf 15

Again and again we see the workshop making best possible use of available paper, by filling in any blank spaces with additional, often unrelated figures or figure groups. The practice visible in the upper drawing on this album leaf, however, is puzzling and leaves many questions unanswered. In this case three separate papers were joined together to form one sheet of drawing paper. What might have been the reason for this unusual practice?

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