Sermon of a Holy Abbot
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1772
name: label: Designer
content: Francesco Saverio Mergolo, Italian, 1746–1786
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Vertical rectangle. The figure of an abbot stands on a pedestal, holding the Scriptures. Enthralled men listen below. Above, cherubs and angels float among the clouds. Drawing contained within ornamental outline.
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 and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1938-88-4370
objectType: label: Type
content: figures
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 wash on paper
label: Dimensions
content: 50.3 x 34.4 cm (19 13/16 x 13 9/16 in.)