Perspective Design for a Painted Dome and Cupola of a Church

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

After
Andrea Pozzo, Italian, 1642–1709
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Architectural view looking up into a circular coffered cupola, sculpted with flowers. An entablature consisting of three windows separated by pillars supports the interior ceiling. A lantern tops the cupola.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
early 18th century
Accession Number
1938-88-3461
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
architecture
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash on off-white laid paper
Dimensions
43.5 × 43.3 cm (17 1/8 × 17 1/16 in.)
made in
Rome, Italy
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1938-88-3461
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4ed658d85-1ab9-4613-a830-a165b600d48b
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