Design for Mantelpiece Decoration, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined, The left half of the fireplace and of the frieze are shown. A single molding forms the frame. The frieze is decorated with festoons hanging beside an ovoidal medallion at right, with figures in the center. Three children are in the center. A standing woman is shown in the medallion. A siren forms the bracket at the corner. A standing quadruped, the central one. Inside the fireplace is the section along the inner side of the corner bracket. Realized version carved in marble by Vincenzo Pacetti, reliefs for the Noble Cabinet, Palazzo Altieri., Rome, Italy, 1789, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Mantelpiece Decoration, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, off-white laid paper, lined, left half, fireplace, frieze, shown, single molding forms, frame, frieze, decorated, festoons hanging beside, ovoidal medallion, right, figures, center, Three children, center, standing woman, shown, medallion, siren forms, bracket, corner, standing quadruped, central, Inside, fireplace, section, inner side, corner bracket, Realized version carved, marble, Vincenzo Pacetti, reliefs, Noble Cabinet, Palazzo Altieri, Rome, Italy, 1789, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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