Designs for Bedroom Alcove Walls, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined, The alcove has the shape of a broad niche with a spherical ceiling above the entablature. A main entrance and two lateral secondary ones are suggested. The lateral walls have the same height as the entablature above the central entrance. Above: in the center is a panel with an arch and a curtain framed laterally by piers decorated with candelabra. Above the entablature, laterally, are vases, in the center SATURNUS, sitting, and holding a sphere in his right hand. The lateral doors are framed by panels of a dado and an undecorated panel. Below the central part is a variation of -1606 below. The entablature has a frieze with triglyphs. On top is a pedestal with a sphere between two sitting figures. The sides are a variation of above. Usual background., Rome, Italy, ca. 1790, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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