Design for a Doorway to the Sacristy of St. Peter's, Rome
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1778
name: label: Artist
content: Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Doorframe is surmounted by a pointed attic pediment, enclosing a medallion, in the center of which is the symbol of Christ (the Chi Rho) amidst a glory of rays. It is framed by palm branches and moldings. On top is a winged cherub's head. A priest standing in the doorway holds a reliquary before a kneeling cleric. Another cleric approaches from the left. Below are two plans.
place: label: made in
content: Rome, Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1901-39-2181
objectType: label: Type
content: architecture
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown, gray wash, graphite on cream laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: 37 x 24.2 cm (14 9/16 x 9 1/2 in.)