Elevation of the Hercules Temple at Cori (fragment)

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Artist

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778) (?) and/or draughtsman of the Piranesi Studio, Group 2
Place and date

Rome, before 1764
Dimensions (sheet)

195 x 379 mm
Inventory number

IX 5159-35-34-1v

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Inscribed in the handwriting of an unidentified member of Piranesi's workshop (secretary) with various measurements between the column bases: "30, 10:1 1/2, P. 10:3/4 [illegible], 10:3", letters for legend: "A", "B" and wording for explanatory text: "Elevazione ortografica del Tempio d'Ercole / nella città di Cora / A Corncice o sia labbro del posamento dell'antitempio, donde apparisce, che questo dai Lati / era ricinto di muro.* [Adding in the margin at lower left: *come si accenna / co'punti notati / con gli asterischi.] B Piano dell' antitempio dopo esserne stato scalzato l'antico pavimento, / ed esserne stati rimossi i gradi. C Sustruzione dell'aja del tempio ricinta di pietre / quadrate. D Interno dell'aja composta d'aquiedimerta. D Opera incerta dell' / aja. E F Son Lettere che accennano il ristringimento che ho dato a questo Lato / dell'aja il quale da E sino a F è di.... palmi.) per la strettezza della" [Next line cut off, thus illegible, text fragment ends here];
Addendum in the margin on the left: "come si accenna / co' punti notati / con gli asterischi"; In addition, various measurements inscribed between the column foundations: "30, 10:1 1/2, P. 10:3/4 [illegible], 10:3"
[For comparison of the draft text, see transcription of the final inscription of this panel].
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Elevation of the Hercules Temple at Cori (fragment)

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