File:Drawing, Design for an Altar- Elevation, with Trompe l'Oeil Plan Below, 1750–75 (CH 18109621-5).jpg
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English: Drawing, Design for an Altar: Elevation, with Trompe l'Oeil Plan Below, 1750–75 ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
Carlo Marchionni |
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Title |
English: Drawing, Design for an Altar: Elevation, with Trompe l'Oeil Plan Below, 1750–75 |
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Description |
English: Centrally placed elevation of altar showing painting of a penitent saint in the wilderness. Above in a circular frame the heads of two cherubs. Altarpiece flanked by Corinthian topped pilasters. Group of three figures at left of altar, one of which holds a lance. At right, one figure carries candlesticks. Below elevation, a sheet of paper containing a plan view, is drawn in trompe-l'oeil and edged with red. Edges appear rolled and an elaborate frame is shown at right, behind the sheet. |
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Date | 1750–75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | pen and brown ink, brush and wash, over graphite, on white laid paper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
47 x 36.4 cm (18 1/2 x 14 5/16 in.) Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.) |
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institution QS:P195,Q1129820 |
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Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design |
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Accession number |
1901-39-1471 |
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Credit line | Museum purchase through gift of various donors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions | Recto in red ink: stamp of the Museum of the arts of Decoration (Cooper Union) [Lugt 457c] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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