Decoration of a Panel, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, Horizontal rectangle. In the center is a circular frame with a woman wrapped in a coat, so that only the nose and the eyes are unprotected, possibly representing Winter. Above are festoons from which entwined garlands hang. On both sides a paper with an inscription is put upon a slope. The motif at right includes two oil lamps. Below at right is a bird standing upon two chalices, with two griffins sitting below upon a base. At left is a tripod; two legs supporting the bowl of a lamp are visible. Below the circle are crossed branches. (RB '45), Roundel with a vestal, flanked by grotesques, for decoration over mirror, noble cabinet, Palazzo Altieri. (PDM '91), Italy, 1789–1793, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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Decoration, Panel, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, off-white laid paper, Horizontal rectangle, center, circular frame, woman wrapped, coat, nose, eyes, unprotected, representing Winter, festoons, entwined garlands hang, sides, paper, inscription, upon, slope, motif, right includes two oil lamps, right, bird standing upon two chalices, two griffins sitting, upon, base, left, tripod, two legs supporting, bowl, lamp, visible, circle, crossed branches, RB '45, Roundel, vestal, flanked, grotesques, decoration, mirror, noble cabinet, Palazzo Altieri, PDM '91, Italy, 1789–1793, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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