Alternative Design for the High Altar, Santa Maria del Priorato, Rome, Italy, Filippo Marchionni, Italian, 1732–1805, Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, black chalk on white laid paper, Vertical format; made for a prelate connected with the Maltese order, and having a coat of arms - Priors of Malta (E. Kieven, 3/10/93) at top (framed by garlands in front of shell); in front of lateral panels of mensa and in the coach; the sepulchrum has the shape of a sarcophagus, with a monogram of crossed P; the tabernacle is in middle of central part of altar; it serves as a base for standing angel, at left, and kneeling angel, at right; both have clouds beneath their feet; angels support the oval image of the Virgin in clouds, with St. John the Baptist and a saint bishop; on top of frame are two putti; walls of apse are decorated with pillars and embedded Ionic style and fluted columns; at right is a priest and a gentleman; two ink framing lines., Rome, Italy, 1762–64, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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Alternative Design, High Altar, Santa Maria del Priorato, Rome, Italy, Filippo Marchionni, Italian, 1732–1805, Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786, Pen, black ink, brush, gray wash, black chalk, white laid paper, Vertical format, prelate connected, Maltese order, having, coat, arms - Priors, Malta, E, Kieven, 3, 10, 93, top, framed, garlands, front, shell, front, lateral panels, mensa, coach, sepulchrum, shape, sarcophagus, monogram, crossed P, tabernacle, middle, central part, altar, serves, base, standing angel, left, kneeling angel, right, clouds beneath, feet, angels support, oval image, Virgin, clouds, St, John, Baptist, saint bishop, top, frame, two putti, walls, apse, decorated, pillars, embedded Ionic style, fluted columns, right, priest, gentleman, two ink framing lines, Rome, Italy, 1762–64, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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