Designs for Fountains; Verso: Blotter of a Black Crayon Drawing, the Lower Part of the Project for the Elevation of a Pavilion
date: label: Date
content: 1746–1809
name: label: Designer
content: Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: (-1772): Top row left: a rostral column with a figure on top stands upon a rocky arch, the center motif in the basin. Altars upon rocks are suggested at its front corners. Center: the elevation of a pavilion as a base for a column, not entirely shown. Right: a rostral column, water pours from its base. Center: a variation of the design, top row left. The arch rises in the center of the basin; two persons stand below the arch; a bridge leading across the basin. Right: a plan of a fountain pavilion. Bottom row, left: a fountain pavilion similar to -1760. Right: a similar plan, colored background. (-1773): The scheme of the pavilion is similar to that of -2130. The architraves are higher. No niches. Framing lines.
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 and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1938-88-1772,1773
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 off-white laid paper, lined
label: Dimensions
content: Image: 27.4 x 20.1 cm (10 13/16 x 7 15/16 in.)