A Reliquary for Three Skulls, Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786, Black crayon, brush, sepia, and gray water color., The image is in a horizontal rectangle. A box with a pediment is shown, whose general shape is that of a triangle. The front consists of a base and two angels at the corners and two gaines of empty armors inside. In the centre is a skull with a miter upon a base supported by two small angels, beside are two skulls with helmets, standing together with bones upon bases. The big angels at the corners are lifting a curtain. On top of the pediment are two angels with miter and palm branches; below them two cherubim above a festoon; below it, a monogram of a chi rho; above an escutcheon. Construction is lined with pencil., Italy, ca. 1770, Drawing, Drawing
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Reliquary, Three Skulls, Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786, Black crayon, brush, sepia, gray water color, image, horizontal rectangle, box, pediment, shown, general shape, triangle, front consists, base, two angels, corners, two gaines, empty armors inside, centre, skull, miter upon, base supported, two small angels, beside, two skulls, helmets, standing together, bones upon bases, big angels, corners, lifting, curtain, top, pediment, two angels, miter, palm branches, two cherubim, festoon, monogram, chi rho, escutcheon, Construction, lined, pencil, Italy, ca, 1770, Drawing, Drawing
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