Monument
date: label: Date
content: 1793
name: label: Designer
content: Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: The architectural setting is similar to -1255 left, the monument a variation of -1255 right. The relief on the pedestal represents a classic sacrifice. The sarcophagus stands upon a base with moulding on its lower part. The putti sit upon the base with festoon in front. The front of the sarcophagus has the shape of an urn. Above it is a variation of -1254. Center, a crown. The wall above forms a niche in which stands a round pedestal with a variation of -1290. The escutcheons are in front of the entablature. The left hand of the woman points to heaven. The medallion is supported by putti standing behind it.
place: label: made in
content: Rome, Italy
setName: label: See more items in
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: 1938-88-1256
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 wash on lined off-white laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: 25.2 x 15.4 cm (9 15/16 x 6 1/16 in.)