Project for an altar
date: label: Date
content: mid- 18th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Vertical composition of an altar. The front of the mensa is not decorated. The image represents a writing Dominican nun having a vision. Below the image there are two angels, raising a burning heart. Six figures represent different themes. In niches "Faith" stands on the left and "Love" on the right. "Prudence" and "Temperance" sit above on the center pediment. Beside the pediment wall stands "Justice" on the left and "Force" on the right. Above the pediment there is a representation of the holy triangle in a glory. This is the central panel of a pediment wall with a circle above with two angels in the center and two small angels supporting the cross on top.
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: 1901-39-2568
objectType: label: Type
content: furniture
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Pencil, pen, ink, brush, sepia and grey water color on light brown paper.
label: Dimensions
content: Mat: 43.1 × 26.4 cm (16 15/16 × 10 3/8 in.)