Funeral Decorations for King Louis XVI of France
date: label: Date
content: 1793
name: label: Designer
content: Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Above: The lower part and the disposition of the pedestal upon the steps are similar to 1938-88-1315. The scheme of the upper part is similar to that of 1938-88-1297, but he lateral figures sit immediately upon the lower part of the pedestal, in the heigh of the upper edge of the body of the sarcophagus. The medallion is at right of the standing figure, probably supported by a kneeling angel, as another possibly is at left. Beside is a plan, drawn into a square. The steps are between squares at the corners and inside is anew a square. Below at left and with the uppermost parts over the upper project, is a slightly variation similar sketch. It is partly drawn over another, only begun, intending to dispose the sitting figures upon parapets, flanking the steps, and having a mere pedestal below in the center. At right is a plan, inscribed into a circle, providing for a central square, with the arms of a cross. Outside, only partly sketched is a square. Scratching. Some sepia wash at the edges.
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: 1938-88-1324
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 beige laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: 32.1 x 23.7 cm (12 5/8 x 9 5/16 in.)