Design of Wall Decoration and Equestrian Monument for Law Courts, Naples, Italy

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Designer
Giovanni Battista Natali III, Italian, 1698 - 1765
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Design of wall decoration and monument showing architectural façade with alternate suggestions for balconies and niches. At center, a large arch with military trophies and captives frames an equestrian statue and allegorical figural sculptures. Behind, a courtyard with the façade of another building.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
ca. 1750
Accession Number
1938-88-25
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
architecture
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, graphite on ivory paper
Dimensions
44.5 x 59.8 cm (17 1/2 x 23 9/16 in.)
made in
Naples, Italy
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Record ID
chndm_1938-88-25
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c8159be8-bc7e-4ab2-b4cb-055d4379deeb
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