Design for Elevation of an Altar Retable, Pen and ink, black chalk on paper, Recto: The left half is shown. Two paintings in a vertical row are suggested for the central part, which is topped by the royal French crown. the lateral part is obliquely disposed. A twisted column stands free at the inside beside two statutes of St. John the Evangelist and St. Luke, both seated. A flying angel lifts the curtain over them which hangs downward from a lambrequin showin fleur-de-lys. Volutes form the top, two angels with palm boughs being suggested affixed to them. Verso: sketches of a similar altar in black chalk., France, ca. 1700, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Elevation, Altar Retable, Pen, ink, black chalk, paper, Recto, left half, shown, Two paintings, vertical row, suggested, central part, topped, royal French crown, lateral part, obliquely disposed, twisted column stands free, inside beside two statutes, St, John, Evangelist, St, Luke, seated, flying angel lifts, curtain, hangs downward, lambrequin showin fleur-de-lys, Volutes form, top, two angels, palm boughs, suggested affixed, Verso, sketches, altar, black chalk, France, ca, 1700, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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