Six Designs for Bedroom Alcoves, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, Upper row: at left, a canopy supported by two Ionic columns with curtains. At right: another canopy, similar, without curtains. Central row: the entrance to the alcove is shaped like an arch, supported by two columns, laterally two open compartments with a straight entablature. Curtains are in each opening. The wall beside the arch is decorated with two flying figures. At right, the canopy is shaped like the front of a tent, with the wall above shaped as in -1693, below left. In the space between the two drawings is a sketched plan of the bedroom and, partly overdrawn by the right drawing, apparently of a house. Lower row: at left, a canopy supported by posts which are connected by pointed arches. Above is a dome over cornices, in front of a curved wall with a drapery. Curtains. At right the upper part of the canopy is a frieze, decorated with festoons and lambrequins. It is supported by two posts with capitals., Rome, Italy, ca. 1790, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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Six Designs, Bedroom Alcoves, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, off-white laid paper, Upper row, left, canopy supported, two Ionic columns, curtains, right, another canopy, curtains, Central row, entrance, alcove, shaped, arch, supported, two columns, laterally two open compartments, straight entablature, Curtains, opening, wall beside, arch, decorated, two flying figures, right, canopy, shaped, front, tent, wall, shaped, -1693, left, space, two drawings, sketched plan, bedroom, partly overdrawn, right drawing, apparently, house, Lower row, left, canopy supported, posts, connected, pointed arches, dome, cornices, front, curved wall, drapery, Curtains, right, upper part, canopy, frieze, decorated, festoons, lambrequins, supported, two posts, capitals, Rome, Italy, ca, 1790, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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