Elevation of a church
date: label: Date
content: 1777
name: label: Designer
content: Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: The main part of the facade is the portico, consisting of two columns and two pillars, with a triangular pediment above the entablature. It is accessible by steps. In the center of the wall is the door case with an entablature supported by consoles. Cornices are in the same height in the lateral panels. Abobe the entablature is an oblong relief. The lateral parts are projecting. The panels and the entablature are framed by a band. Inside is a niche with a statue. Laterally, above the attic are two superstructures in the shape of belvederes with vanes on top. In the center is a dome with a lantern and a cross on top.
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: 1938-88-1202
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: 20.4 x 27.8 cm (8 1/16 x 10 15/16 in.)