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Artist:
Michel Angelo Pergolesi, Italian, active ca. 1760–1801  Search this
Medium:
Pen and ink, brush and watercolor over graphite on laid paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 71.8 × 50.8 cm (28 1/4 in. × 20 in.)
Sheet: 48.3 × 34.3 cm (19 in. × 13 1/2 in.)
Center Design Motif: 24.4 × 10.5 cm (9 5/8 × 4 1/8 in.)
Left Design Motif: 38.4 × 5.3 cm (15 1/8 × 2 1/8 in.)
Object Name:
Drawing
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1776
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Brightly colored ornament design with, at center, a three-sided altar decorated with an image of a putto carrying accessories of the Roman god Mars, ornately decorated with rams' heads, garlands, etc. The altar is lit, with flames and smoke at top. At left and right are roman standards.
Credit Line:
Gift of Unknown Donor
Accession Number:
1980-32-1439
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/kq4c422761f-a928-47cb-a356-49034adbc377
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1980-32-1439