Architectural Studies: A Monument and an Ancient Sacrifice
18th century
- Medium
- Brown ink on three cut and rejoined sheets of cream antique laid paper; verso: black chalk
- Dimensions
- 23.9 × 25.9 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-482405
Above, at the left, a monument is erected upon a supporting arch in a temple. Below, an ancient sacrificial scene in which a great crowd is gathered in front of a vast arcade; at the left near an altar a priest raises his weapon to sacrifice the maiden standing beside an altar.
Provenance
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Richard Owen
Registry history
- 18th century — Recorded in the collection of Harvard Art Museums — drawings
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