Design for a Monstrance with Alternative Suggestions, Pen and ink, brush and sepia on paper, The upper base is supported by volute feet; the right one with a cherub upon a lower base. In front of it is the pascal lamb upon the book and clouds with a cherub at left. Below, at right, is a cornice with a putto sitting upon it, at the lower end; above at the corner a cherub. At left, an angel with the nails sit outside. The shaft has below clouds, with a cherub and grapes; connected by volutes is the longer upper part with vine and grain, fastened by a ring and a ribbon. The receptacle has a glory of angels, with clouds, grapes and ears of grain., Italy, 1750–1775, metalwork, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Monstrance, Alternative Suggestions, Pen, ink, brush, sepia, paper, upper base, supported, volute feet, right, cherub upon, lower base, front, pascal lamb upon, book, clouds, cherub, left, right, cornice, putto sitting upon, lower, corner, cherub, left, angel, nails sit outside, shaft, clouds, cherub, grapes, connected, volutes, longer upper part, vine, grain, fastened, ring, ribbon, receptacle, glory, angels, clouds, grapes, ears, grain, Italy, 1750–1775, metalwork, Drawing, Drawing
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