After:

Polidoro da Caravaggio, Italian, 1499 - 1543  Search this

Medium:

Pencil, pen and ink, brush and sepia on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 1702 × 12.9 cm (55 ft. 10 1/16 in. × 5 1/16 in.)

Type:

architecture

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

Italy

Date:

1775–1800

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Horizontal rectangle showing a design for a military trophy. At center, a helmet in the antique style with a lion’s head and eagle crest. Below are shields, spears and other instruments. At left, a boar head; at right, a lion head.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Accession Number:

1901-39-1261

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4726fb2de-a555-47ce-9a32-e0a233bd6155

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1901-39-1261