Caption

Facciata del Palazzo. E, Elevation of the façade of the Villa Pallavicino delle Peschiere in Genoa, print, album page, This print is part of an album., printmaker: Nicolaes Ryckmans, Antwerp, publisher: Peter Paul Rubens, grantor of privilege: Spanish crown, 1622, paper, engraving, height 242 mm x width 266 mm, height 583 mm x width 435 mm, front façade, exterior, architectural design or model, hotel, i.e. small palace in city, Genoa, Villa Pallavicino delle Peschiere, A detailed architectural elevation of a symmetrical multi-story building rendered in fine black ink lines on a pale background, showing a large pitched roof with closely spaced horizontal shading lines above a wide cornice decorated with frieze ornament, a row of balustraded panels beneath the cornice, and stacked façades with pilasters and columns separating tall rectangular panels and rounded arch openings; the lower levels feature a central recessed entrance reached by a flight of steps flanked by balustrades, arched openings at either end, and a patterned plinth base, while the middle level repeats pilasters and rectangular window-like panels, and the upper sections include ornate capitals and entablatures with carved scrollwork, all depicted with crosshatching and stippling for shadow and texture.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B27_324

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55.2Mb (7.5Mb) / 15.3in x 14.0in / 4603 x 4190 (300dpi)

Keywords

Facciata del Palazzo E Elevation façade Villa Pallavicino delle Peschiere Genoa print album page part album printmaker Nicolaes Ryckmans Antwerp publisher Peter Paul Rubens grantor privilege Spanish crown 1622 paper engraving height 242 mm x width 266 mm height 583 mm x 435 mm front façade exterior architectural design model hotel small palace city detailed architectural elevation symmetrical multi-story building rendered fine black ink lines pale background showing large pitched roof closely spaced horizontal shading lines wide cornice decorated frieze ornament row balustraded panels beneath cornice stacked façades pilasters columns separating tall rectangular panels rounded arch openings lower levels feature central recessed entrance reached flight steps flanked balustrades arched openings patterned plinth base middle level repeats pilasters rectangular window- panels upper sections include ornate capitals entablatures carved scrollwork depicted crosshatching stippling shadow texture