Caption

Facciata del Palazzo. H, Elevation of the facade facing the courtyard of the Villa Grimaldi-Sauli 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 215 mm x width 297 mm, height 583 mm x width 435 mm, façade (of house or building), exterior, architectural design or model, hôtel, ie small palace in city, Genoa, Villa Grimaldi-Sauli, An architectural engraving of a classical building facade rendered in fine line work, showing a multi-level elevation with a steeply pitched roof composed of horizontal lines and a decorative balustrade along the roofline; below the roof a richly carved entablature with ornate floral and scroll motifs runs across the top of the facade; the upper story features a sequence of large arched openings and rectangular panels framed by pilasters and columns with molded capitals, with recessed darkened window or door openings and small fan-shaped reliefs above some openings; a balustraded balcony spans the mid-level, supported by a decorated frieze that contains round medallions and rectangular panels with sculptural reliefs; the lower levels display a series of tall rectangular openings flanked by paired columns and pilasters, semicircular niches and arched passageways at the sides, and additional sculpted roundels set into the facade; shading and hatching indicate depth and surface texture on the masonry and architectural details.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B27_335

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Keywords

Facciata del Palazzo H Elevation facade facing courtyard Villa Grimaldi-Sauli Genoa print album page part album printmaker Nicolaes Ryckmans Antwerp publisher Peter Paul Rubens grantor privilege Spanish crown 1622 paper engraving height 215 mm x width 297 mm height 583 mm x 435 mm façade of house building exterior architectural design model hôtel ie small palace city architectural engraving classical building facade rendered fine line work showing multi-level elevation steeply pitched roof composed horizontal lines decorative balustrade roofline roof richly carved entablature ornate floral scroll motifs runs across top upper story features sequence large arched openings rectangular panels framed pilasters columns molded capitals recessed darkened window door openings small fan-shaped reliefs balustraded balcony spans mid-level supported decorated frieze contains round medallions rectangular panels sculptural reliefs lower levels display series tall rectangular openings flanked paired columns semicircular niches arched passageways sides additional sculpted roundels set shading hatching indicate depth surface texture masonry architectural details