Two Designs for Statues: Putto with Cock, Friendship and Fidelity, Pietro Belli, Italian, 1780–1828, Pen and ink, graphite on paper; verso: graphite, Horizontal rectangle. Two designs for groups of statues or decorative elements. Figures of Friendship and Fidelity at center, above in a larger scale and in a smaller scale below. Two standing women shown from the front embrace each other. Beside the figure of Friendship at left grows a little tree, and beside the figure of Fidelity at right is a small dog. Both designs are squared and the lines numbered up to 8 and 11, respectively. At left, a putto stands with his right foot upon a blossom. He is shown in profile turned toward the right and carries a rooster with both hands. At right, two squared designs of the same motif symmetrically turned toward left. It is in a greater scale above and in a smaller scale below. Verso: three graphite sketches for candelbra., Rome, Italy, mid- 19th century, sculpture, Drawing, Drawing
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Two Designs, Statues, Putto, Cock, Friendship, Fidelity, Pietro Belli, Italian, 1780–1828, Pen, ink, graphite, paper, verso, graphite, Horizontal rectangle, Two designs, groups, statues, decorative elements, Figures, Friendship, Fidelity, center, larger scale, smaller scale, Two standing women shown, front embrace, Beside, figure, Friendship, left grows, little tree, beside, figure, Fidelity, right, small dog, designs, squared, lines numbered up, 8, 11, respectively, left, putto stands, right foot upon, blossom, shown, profile turned, right, carries, rooster, hands, right, two squared designs, motif symmetrically turned, left, greater scale, smaller scale, Verso, three graphite sketches, candelbra, Rome, Italy, mid- 19th century, sculpture, Drawing, Drawing
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