Designs for Fountains; Verso: Blotter for a Black Crayon Drawing, Upper Part of a Design for a Pavilion Elevation, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, black ink on off-white laid paper, lined; verso: black crayon, Recto (-1809): Top left: a column with a figure on top rises between seated figures from a pavillion from which pedestals protrude radially. Upon the pedestals stand the figures of animals. Left center: a rostral column rises between figures from which water pours on top of a rock. A woman with a cross stands upon it. Right center: a tower stands in the center of a basin into which water pours from the pedestals of two statues. The stories are pavilion-like. Toward the top, they diminish in diameter and height. Right: a column with a figure rises from a tower-like pavilion of two stories. The left side of the ground floor is not shown. Bottom: two circular pavilions with statues standing in their centers. The left one with a cross. In the right design, water pours from two figures flanking the pavilion at the rim of the basin. Colored background. Verso (-18180): The base of the dome is decorated with festoons., Rome, Italy, 1780–1800, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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Designs, Fountains, Verso, Blotter, Black Crayon Drawing, Upper Part, Design, Pavilion Elevation, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, black ink, off-white laid paper, lined, verso, black crayon, Recto, -1809, Top left, column, figure, top rises, seated figures, pavillion, pedestals protrude radially, Upon, pedestals stand, figures, animals, Left center, rostral column rises, figures, water pours, top, rock, woman, cross stands upon, Right center, tower stands, center, basin, water pours, pedestals, two statues, stories, pavilion-, top, diminish, diameter, height, Right, column, figure rises, tower- pavilion, two stories, left side, ground floor, shown, Bottom, two circular pavilions, statues standing, centers, left, cross, right design, water pours, two figures flanking, pavilion, rim, basin, Colored background, Verso, -18180, base, dome, decorated, festoons, Rome, Italy, 1780–1800, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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