Lot 46
[École des Beaux-Arts], "Arco de Tito [Detail]", c. 1850, Paris, pen, pencil, and wash drawing, the drawing or "rendu" depicting in two views, front and side, of a sculpture, possibly Athena, which, standing before an elaborate scroll, covers the keystone of the arch, sheet 20 1/4 in. x 26 1/2 in., framed.
Note: An interesting discussion of the most influential architectural school in existence during much of the 18th century, the whole of the 19th century, and the first part of the 20th century may be reviewed in Arthur Drexler, The Architecture of the École des Beaux-Arts, New York, MoMA, 1977.
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