Plan of the piano nobile, Villa del Pigneto Sacchetti at Castelfusano, near Ostia
17th century & 18th century
Ghezzi, Pier Leone more
Graphite, ink (brown), wash (grey), pen, brush, chalk (red) on paper (off-white and laid)
Height: 22 cm; Width: 29 cm
Notes
Building designed by Cortona, Pietro da (1596-1669)
Inscription
Inscription, inscribed and numbered by a different hand in pen and ink (light brown), lower right, recto: Insp [?] 115 Inscription, inscribed by the artist in pen and ink (brown), below the plan, bottom centre, recto: I - Longa la facciata p.mi 95 Romani Architett.a di Pietro da Cortona Inscription, inscribed by the artist in pen and ink (brown), to the left of the plan, the sheet turned horizontally, recto: Longa p.mi 68 Inscription, inscribed by the artist in pen and ink (brown), top centre, recto: Pianta del P.mo Piano Nobile [inserted above] del Palazzo delle SSri Sachetti In Gitia del Casale Inscription, numbered by the artist in pen and ink (brown), upper, lower left, lower right, recto: 7
Acquisition
Blunt, Anthony (Professor); bequest & grant aid (NACF); 1984 D.1984.AB.39
