Design for the Decorations of Pilaster Strips, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper, Left row: A trellis candelabrum rising from a base between two birds. In the center is a vertical oblong frame with a statue; on top is a horizontal oblong. In the intervals are two lozenges. In the upper one is a bird upon a rope. Central row: in the center is an ovoid with a landscape, framed by moldings. Above and below are receding oblongs with convex edges below and above, respectively. They are decorated with acanthus rinceaux with animals. Right row: the upper part fo a similar scheme is shown. In the field above the ovoid are lions, crouching, supporting a trophy of arms. For painted vertical panels, noble cabinet, Palazzo Altieri., Rome, Italy, 1789-1793, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Decorations, Pilaster Strips, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, lined off-white laid paper, Left row, trellis candelabrum rising, base, two birds, center, vertical oblong frame, statue, top, horizontal oblong, intervals, two lozenges, upper, bird upon, rope, Central row, center, ovoid, landscape, framed, moldings, receding oblongs, convex edges, respectively, decorated, acanthus rinceaux, animals, Right row, upper part fo a, scheme, shown, field, ovoid, lions, crouching, supporting, trophy, arms, painted vertical panels, noble cabinet, Palazzo Altieri, Rome, Italy, 1789-1793, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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