Six tombs, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper, In the center is a round pedestal, with the statue of a woman standing, who carries in her left hand a cross and leans with left arm upon a medallion with the bust portrait of a ruler, standing beside her. At left, beside the pedestal sits a putto. Above, at left, horizontally, a monument, a variation of -1293. Above, left, with a group which is a variation is that usual in -1254. The right lowered arm of the woman is stretched out and a second putti seems to sit at her left. Central row at left: upon a pedestal sit two figures in front of a sarcophagus. Above, is the statue of a woman carrying the cross in her right hand. Beside her, a sitting putto supports a medallion, at right, and another kneels at left. At right, the monument is a variation of -1298 (below, right). The sitting figures are putti with trumpets. They support an escutcheon between them. Above, the statue of a standing woman supporting a medallion beside her with her left hand. Lower row: At left, a sketch for the statue of a standing woman. Center: Below, the sarcophagus stands with a cloth lying upon it. Above is a pedestal with two figures sitting beside upper part. On top, a figure similar to center row right. At right, a variation of center row left. A relief is in the panel of the pedestal. The sarcophagus is tube-like and in front of it a medallion is supported by a genius and a putto. On top is a figure similar to the second project in the lower row in -1254. The projects of the entire monument have the usual architectural setting with a niche. The entablature is shown center left with the eschutcheon between putti in front of the page. The niche for the central part has been roughly outlined by over-drawing the other designs where necessary., Rome, Italy, 1795, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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