Project for an altar with alternative suggestions

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Vertical composition of an altar. Two angels are on the pediment of the altar. The angel on the left is standing with a hammer and a palm branch. The angel on the right is sitting and pointing to the cross at the center of the pediment. The central part of the pediment is not visible because the paper has been cut away.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of various donors
1725–1750
Accession Number
1901-39-2583
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
architecture
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Pen, brush and sepia on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 21.9 × 12.6 cm (8 5/8 × 4 15/16 in.)
made in
Italy
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1901-39-2583
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq468c4b9b8-d57b-4522-889e-ef16dfde8f58
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