Elevation of a Royal Catafalque
date: label: Date
content: late 18th century
name: label: Designer
content: Luca Arinelli, Italian, active 1770
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Architectural design for a funerary catafalque, domed structure with arch at center, flanked by Corinthian columns. Above the arch, a triangular pediment. Obelisk-like spires at right and left sides. Within the arch, a monument upon a pedestal with candelabra. Above the pediment, groups of figural sculptures. Another sculpture at the top of the dome surrounded by lit candelabra. Rectangular framing lines.
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: 1976-106-1
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 ink, brush and wash on paper
label: Dimensions
content: 39.4 × 25.4 cm (15 1/2 × 10 in.)