Design for the Decorations of Three Pilaster Strips, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper, At left: a candelabrum in the scheme of a trophy, with a standard on top, is shown obliquely in the upper part. The central stem springs from a calyx between two birds. Center: a chain formed by wreaths hangs from a drapery festoon. A bird stands in each wreath. At right: a plant candelabrum rises above a base. An oblong is formed in teh center by the sitting figure of a goddess upon clouds. On top are two half-figures of children., Rome, Italy, ca. 1790, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Decorations, Three Pilaster Strips, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, lined off-white laid paper, left, candelabrum, scheme, trophy, standard, top, shown obliquely, upper part, central stem springs, calyx, two birds, Center, chain formed, wreaths hangs, drapery festoon, bird stands, wreath, right, plant candelabrum rises, base, oblong, formed, teh center, sitting figure, goddess upon clouds, top, two half-figures, children, Rome, Italy, ca, 1790, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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