Design for the Pedestal and Base of a Pillar in a Church, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined, The lower pedestal is high rectangular with a low base, the height of which is indicated as '3/4'; so is that of the fluted frieze. Laterally are fluted pillars with masks instead of capitals. For the inside of the framed panel a filling with marble seems to be intended. The upper pedestal is broad rectangular. In its panel are two sitting putti with a book. The height of its plinth and of its entablature is given as '5', so is its upper width. The height of the lower pedestal is '7'. Usual background., Rome, Italy, ca. 1790, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Pedestal, Base, Pillar, Church, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, off-white laid paper, lined, lower pedestal, high rectangular, low base, height, indicated, '3, 4', fluted frieze, Laterally, fluted pillars, masks, capitals, inside, framed panel, filling, marble seems, intended, upper pedestal, broad rectangular, panel, two sitting putti, book, height, plinth, entablature, given, '5', upper width, height, lower pedestal, '7', Usual background, Rome, Italy, ca, 1790, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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