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Elevation of a church

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
The ground storey has five, the upper storey three bays. An arcade with four Corinthian columns is in front of the ground storey, a terrace in front of the upper one. Steps lead up to the arcade which is flanked by the ground stories of the steeples. They are three storied, the upper most ones being shaped like circular pavilions. The roofs are not shown. Colored background.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809
Date
1746-1809
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper
Dimensions
20.1 x 21.4 cm (7 15/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
Type
architecture
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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