Vignola architectural elevation of Porta del Giardino. c1764

by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola

Antique print of Palazzo del Giardino grand classical architecture 

Original copperplate engraving c.1764 (later colour) for Canon of the Five Orders of Architecture according to Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola (1507-1573). First published in Italy in 1562, Vignola's Rules of Architecture set down his practical system for constructing columns in the style of five classical orders (Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan and Composite). Vignola based his work on that of 1st century BC engineer and architect, Vetruvius, and utilized proportions that Vignola derived from his own measurements of Roman monuments. Barozzi's influential work was published in a number of languages for over 300 years.

Engraving 125 x 75 mm (4 3/4 x 3 inches). Bent upper and lower edges, page size 200 x 117mm (12 x 4 5/8 inches).