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Designer:
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809  Search this
Medium:
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined
Dimensions:
Image: 20.1 x 27.4 cm (7 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
Type:
architecture
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
Rome, Italy
Date:
1746–1809
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Designs for symmetrical ceiling decoration compositions featuring diamond and square panels in which rinceaux, medallions, swags, and trophy motifs, along with landscape and figural elements, are arranged.
Credit Line:
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Accession Number:
1938-88-1517
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/kq496a28a0a-22a7-42e3-af1b-8e3d1207c7b7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1938-88-1517