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Artist:
Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786  Search this
Medium:
Pen and black ink on laid paper
Dimensions:
25.5 x 17 cm (10 1/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Type:
ornament
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
Italy
Date:
ca. 1750
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
A tablet with a head rising from the middle of the top rim; its frame is supported by a woman leaning upon the tablet at left: a standing woman is alternatively suggested at right. Second row: a cloth frames the tablet; it is supported at left by a woman; at right on top by a flying angel, at the bottom by a kneeling figure. At right, a tablet is flanked by the two seated women. Third row, at right: the left half is shown; a chimera supporting a tablet. Bottom: a tablet with a pediment with a mask on top is supported by a standing angel, at left, by a flying small one at right.
Credit Line:
Museum purchase through gift of various donors
Accession Number:
1901-39-2245
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/kq4246aea7f-be32-4f92-9165-1717dcaabaae
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1901-39-2245