Architect:

Unknown, Italian  Search this

Medium:

Pen and ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on paper

Dimensions:

Image: 25.8 × 17.2 cm (10 3/16 × 6 3/4 in.)

29 × 19.6 cm (11 7/16 × 7 11/16 in.)

Object Name:

Drawing

Type:

Drawing

Made in:

Italy

Date:

1820-1840

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Intended to be made of marble. A bearded corpse lies upon a sarcophagus on top of a high substructure. The background is formed by a wall which is flanked by embedded columns carrying a genii holding wreaths, and is topped by a lunette which is topped itself by a sheild and helmet, before standards.

Credit Line:

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

Accession Number:

1938-88-3984

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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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/kq4f260da13-2692-44cc-bba7-543657b05d8b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1938-88-3984