Designs for Bedroom Alcove Walls, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, 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. Above: a variation of -1604 below. The arch is framed by moldings and by panels, framed outwards by moldings. On top is a keystone and a garland. The lateral parts of the wall are receding. On top is a bust, upon a pedestal. Spheres are in the places of vases. Below: the central entrance is framed by two columns supporting an entablature. Curtains, held up. On top is a pedestal with a putto, sitting, with a pair of scales upon his shoulders. Two spheres are at the corners. The left of the lateral parts corresponds generally to -1604 above, the right to -1604 below. Colored background., Rome, Italy, ca. 1790, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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