Framework in three sections, possibly for an altar tablet

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
The decoration of the vertical stripes refers to the sacrament of the altar. Two angels carry the Ark of the Covenant before the tops of the trees. Attributes of the old dispensation, a cork, a snake, a key are represented in the bottom framing of the central section. The tops of the central sections show angels with attributes of virture: strength, justice, prudence, temperance respectively. Two angels and a crouching lion (Vigilance) are at the bottom at left, two angels and a spead eagle at left.
Credit Line
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
1750
Accession Number
1911-28-305
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object Name
drawing
Type
drawing
Medium
Pen and black ink, brush and washes, graphite on paper
Dimensions
37.7 × 52.9 cm (14 13/16 × 20 13/16 in.)
made in
France
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Record ID
chndm_1911-28-305
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq46d1bd893-84e3-48e4-a386-fc10b1561f3f
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