Sepulchral Monument, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash on paper, Design for a sepulchral monument. Elevation view. Staircases lead up to a platform in the center of which stands a sarcophagus upon a pedestal supported by winged skulls. A reclining female statue lies upon the sarcophagus. She holds a stick surrounded by a snake. At the base of the monument, at the corners, stand two female statues. In their gesture, they point toward the sarcophagus. Double columns support an arch and a square dome decorated, at the center, with a medallion supported by two cupids. The sarcophagus is positioned directly below the dome. On top of the dome stand two female statues beside a pedestal with a vase. Next to the columns, on the exterior, are two burning candelabra., Bologna, Italy, ca. 1760, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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Sepulchral Monument, Pen, brown ink, brush, gray wash, paper, Design, sepulchral monument, Elevation view, Staircases lead up, platform, center, stands, sarcophagus upon, pedestal supported, winged skulls, reclining female statue lies upon, sarcophagus, holds, stick surrounded, snake, base, monument, corners, stand two female statues, gesture, point, sarcophagus, Double columns support, arch, square dome decorated, center, medallion supported, two cupids, sarcophagus, positioned directly, dome, top, dome stand two female statues beside, pedestal, vase, Next, columns, exterior, two burning candelabra, Bologna, Italy, ca, 1760, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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