Pen and ink, brush and rose watercolor wash, black chalk on paper.
Dimensions:
47.7 × 26.9 cm (18 3/4 × 10 9/16 in.)
Type:
architecture
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
Italy
Probably made in:
Rome, Italy
Date:
ca. 1750
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
The elevation of a shallow chapel in a church is shown. A pedestal, upon which two angels raise the casket before a glory of rays, rises from a simulated altar mensa. Brackets of candles are fastened to the pedestal. Many candlesticks are suggested to stand before the pedestal and around it on three semi-circular ledges. Kneeling angels hold candle brackets laterally. A curtain, as a background, is suspended from a crown.
Credit Line:
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
