Project for the Elevation of a Villa
date: label: Date
content: late 18th century
name: label: Artist
content: Paolo Posi, Italian, 1708 - 1776
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Elevation view of a four storied villa with a central curved porch at front that extends above the second story. The second level balcony has two figural sculptures and plants in urns. Eight sculptures crown the roof balustrade as does a central cross that functions as a weathervane.
label: Description
content: To the left and right of the building, fountains with central obelisks supported by sea gods are surrounded by trees. Vigorous gray clouds fill the sky and figures walk in the foreground. Two figures in a carriage at left.
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place: label: made in
content: 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 and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1938-88-3493
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 gray wash and watercolor on off white laid paper.
label: Dimensions
content: 36.4 x 59.4cm (14 5/16 x 23 3/8in.)