Doorway of San Salvatore in Lauro with Decoration for the Funeral of King Frederick August III of Poland, Rome, Italy, Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786, Brush and gray wash, graphite; border and inscription in pen and brown ink on off-white laid paper, Design for a doorway with figures and dogs. Upon pediment the royal coat of arms. At left, allegorical figure of History or Fame, a winged female with a trumpet, tries to drive away Time, a woman with a skull-like face, who holds a mace in her left hand and supports the crown with her right hand. Garlands and drapery festoons hang on pediment and door frame. A grand curtain hangs down from the ceiling, falling behind the coat of arms. In doorway, a monk and a gentleman. Six dogs are on steps and street. On each side of the doorway, pairs of men. In graphite, one thin framing line., Rome, Italy, 1763–64, architecture, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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Doorway, San Salvatore, Lauro, Decoration, Funeral, King Frederick August III, Poland, Rome, Italy, Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786, Brush, gray wash, graphite, border, inscription, pen, brown ink, off-white laid paper, Design, doorway, figures, dogs, Upon pediment, royal coat, arms, left, allegorical figure, History, Fame, winged female, trumpet, tries, drive away Time, woman, skull- face, holds, mace, left hand, supports, crown, right hand, Garlands, drapery festoons hang, pediment, door frame, grand curtain hangs down, ceiling, falling, coat, arms, doorway, monk, gentleman, Six dogs, steps, street, side, doorway, pairs, men, graphite, thin framing line, Rome, Italy, 1763–64, architecture, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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