Architectural Design for a Façade

Felix Speth|Ferenc (Franz) Speth

1739–69 · Watercolor and pen and black ink · Drawings and Prints

Detailed rendering of the elevation of a house. Symmetric façade with four above-ground stories and five vertical bays. A double door is placed in the central bay, flanked by round pillars supporting a tympanum which has been interrupted in the middle. Within the interruption an escutcheon carrying the inscription ‘A / MDCC / XXXIX’ is visible. The façade is further decorated with rocaille ornaments, vases, two figurative scenes relating to painting (Zeuxis and Parrhasius on the right), telamons and masks.

Artist: Felix Speth|Ferenc (Franz) Speth
Date: 1739–69
Medium: Watercolor and pen and black ink
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Mary Oenslager Fund, 2011

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