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Medium:
Pen and bistre ink, brush and wash, graphite on laid paper
Type:
architecture
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
probably Rome, Italy
Date:
ca. 1570
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Architectural design for a tabernacle. Upon a base, an arched structure with two ionic columns on either side, the ceiling of the arch decorated with carved details, a triangular pediment above. Four triangular spires at each corner, above which is placed the tabernacle structure with several steps leading to a doorway in an octagonal domed building with spires at left, right, and top. Graphite indications of smaller domed structures at left and right, graphite vertical lines at left and right margin.
Credit Line:
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Accession Number:
1938-88-3668
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
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/kq43060e138-89ae-4dcf-8759-50403ac2e879
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1938-88-3668