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Designer:
Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786  Search this
Medium:
Graphite, brush and gray watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 17.4 × 23.7 cm (6 7/8 × 9 5/16 in.)
Type:
architecture
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
Rome, Italy
Date:
1725–50
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Horizontal rectangle. Elevation of dome at left. An entablature and a segment of an arch are at the bottom. Three mountains and a star stand upon the lower spirals of the volutes, which are obliquely dispersed beside the window of the tambour. A mound and a vane with a wing are on top. At top right, profile of a man with an enormous nose. At center right, foliated mask with opened mouth. The sheet had been previously used for architectural sketching. The left side of a door case, another one bottom right in opposite direction, and a zigzag line are recognizable.
Credit Line:
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Accession Number:
1938-88-505
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/kq4a88d6374-6cdb-4f1c-974b-3db7427c76a1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1938-88-505