Sepulchral Monument for Carlo Fontana
date: label: Date
content: after 1795
name: label: Architect
content: Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Oblique view of an antique sarcophagus standing upon two steps, upon which pairs of children carry the Papal keys (at left), and the tiara (at right). The front of the sarcophagus bears the inscription: "LA STORIA.SCRISSE.DEL.VATICANO.TEMPIO./ IL.FONTANA.ARCHITETTO.E.CON.BRAVA./ IL.GLOBBO.VI.PRESENTO.CHE.SENZZA.ESEMPIO./ GRAN. TERMINE.FORMA.NELLA.SUA.ALTURA. In the center of the corner stands upon a base a globe with the inscription: CIMA.DEL./ TEMPIO.VATICANO./ IN.ROMA, and with an incense bowl upon four legs at its top. A woman stands beside at right, holding a compass in her left hand and evidently dictating to her companion who leans on an open book, in which she is writing, upon the globe. Bushes and trees are in the background. Framing strips below at left and above at right.
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1901-39-267
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, graphite on beige laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: 21 x 30.5 cm (8 1/4 x 12 in.)