Design for a Ceiling (?) Painting with the Coat of Arms of Cardinal Francesco Maria de'Medici
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1690
name: label: Artist
content: Antonio Domenico Gabbiani, Italian, 1652 - 1726
label: Patron
content: Francesco Maria de' Medici, Italian, 1660 - 1711
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: The escutcheon is supported by a single putto flying beneath whereas three putti are busy with the hat. Hope stands, faith sits at left of the escutcheon, Charity nursing a child sits at right on clouds. Written with ink, top right: "p[er] la cascata del Balcone (?) / d[ell]a Sala di Roma". Coat of arms of Cardinal Frencesco Maria de' Medici (1660–1711; cardinal 1686–1709).
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1908-11-4
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Lead point, pen and ink, brush and brown, black wash on paper
label: Dimensions
content: 19.3 × 25.5 cm (7 5/8 × 10 1/16 in.)