Design for Overmirror Decoration for the Noble Cabinet, Palazzo Altieri, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, An inner circular frame is rectangularly framed. In the center stands an old bearded man, with a bunch of branches in his left hand. On top are probably two bunches of ears of grain. From a bowknot at left hang, laterally, an ax and a mace (?), a basin, at right a wreath, two weapons or tools, and a pitcher. Below are more objects. On the reverse are two drawings referring to the construction of conches, an obelisk, and '6 3 4 1/2'. (RB '45), Blank roundel, flanked by grotesques, for the decoration above the mirror, noble cabinet, Palazzo Altieri. (PDM '91), Rome, Italy, 1789–1793, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Overmirror Decoration, Noble Cabinet, Palazzo Altieri, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, off-white laid paper, inner circular frame, rectangularly framed, center stands, old bearded man, bunch, branches, left hand, top, two bunches, ears, grain, bowknot, left hang, laterally, ax, mace, basin, right, wreath, two weapons, tools, pitcher, objects, reverse, two drawings referring, construction, conches, obelisk, '6 3 4 1, 2', RB '45, Blank roundel, flanked, grotesques, decoration, mirror, noble cabinet, Palazzo Altieri, PDM '91, Rome, Italy, 1789–1793, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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