Elevation of a tower; fountains; staircase, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, Vertical rectangle. -a: At left, two circular stories rise upon a dado. The lower one shows embedded columns and a dial in the central intercolumniation. On top is a high point upon a spiral rising from a low circular story of small width. Right row, -b,c: Minerva stands upon a circular pedestal on top. The water pours in -b from lions crouched radially upon a circular base; in -c from the jaws of stream gods, and from a lion which is tentatively suggested crouching upon a lower base.Verso: in opposite direction of -a/c, -d: two sections are sketched, one of them with inscribed measurements, and a plan with measurements. Calculations., Italy, 18th century, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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Elevation, tower, fountains, staircase, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, off-white laid paper, Vertical rectangle, -a, left, two circular stories rise upon, dado, lower, embedded columns, dial, central intercolumniation, top, high point upon, spiral rising, low circular story, small width, Right row, -b, c, Minerva stands upon, circular pedestal, top, water pours, -b, lions crouched radially upon, circular base, -c, jaws, stream gods, lion, tentatively suggested crouching upon, lower base.Verso, opposite direction, -a, c, -d, two sections, sketched, inscribed measurements, plan, measurements, Calculations, Italy, 18th century, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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