Design for the decoration of the façade of St. Peter's, Rome, for the Canonization of Giuseppe da Capertino and Jeanne-Françoise de Chantal, Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786, Graphite, brush and gray watercolor on laid paper, Crest: a curved architectural frieze with six princely escutcheons. Above the coat of arms of Pope Clement XIII (1758-69) supported by angels; rays emanate from it. In background, a curtain which a flying angel is lifting. Squaring indicates its execution in painting. On verso: three construction lines, in graphite., Italy, July 16, 1767, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, decoration, façade, St, Peter's, Rome, Canonization, Giuseppe da Capertino, Jeanne-Françoise de Chantal, Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786, Graphite, brush, gray watercolor, laid paper, Crest, curved architectural frieze, six princely escutcheons, coat, arms, Pope Clement XIII, 1758-69, supported, angels, rays emanate, background, curtain, flying angel, lifting, Squaring indicates, execution, painting, verso, three construction lines, graphite, Italy, July 16, 1767, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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