Filippo Marchionni, Italian, 1732–1805 Search this
Medium:
Pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
19.7 x 13.3 cm (7 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
Type:
ornament
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
Italy
Date:
ca. 1750
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Top left: ceiling decoration with panels and bands. Bottom right: panel decoration with grotesque motifs and escutcheon on top; beneath it are dolphins with crossing tails; a bell hands from the tail of another dolphin farther below. Lower left: a vase in the shape of a column base, filled; a standing man and a kneeling woman are shown in the bottom molding; some accounting figures. On verso: fragment of a written tablet pertinent to a chemical system beginning with “Ogio dolce semplice,” ending with “Saponi animali come la Bile / Gelatina animale.”
