Designer:

Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809  Search this

Medium:

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper

Dimensions:

24.3 x 10.6 cm (9 9/16 x 4 3/16 in.)

Type:

interiors

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

Rome, Italy

Date:

1775-1790

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Below is a stem rising from a calix, having on top a blossom and curved branches with winged half-figures. Either one supports two stems which are above connected by arches forming a pavilion, with a putto sitting upon one of the points. Inside stands a figure, with raised right arm, leaning teh left hand upon an object standing beside, not clearly shown. The base is supported by the blossom. Usual background.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund

Accession Number:

1938-88-1442

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/kq43d29316d-f72a-4a87-959c-4f3aa494c55a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1938-88-1442