File:Drawing, Design for an Altar- Elevation, with Trompe l'Oeil Plan Below, 1750–75 (CH 18109621).jpg

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English: Drawing, Design for an Altar: Elevation, with Trompe l'Oeil Plan Below, 1750–75   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Carlo Marchionni
Title
English: Drawing, Design for an Altar: Elevation, with Trompe l'Oeil Plan Below, 1750–75
Description
English: Centrally placed elevation of altar showing painting of a penitent saint in the wilderness. Above in a circular frame the heads of two cherubs. Altarpiece flanked by Corinthian topped pilasters. Group of three figures at left of altar, one of which holds a lance. At right, one figure carries candlesticks. Below elevation, a sheet of paper containing a plan view, is drawn in trompe-l'oeil and edged with red. Edges appear rolled and an elaborate frame is shown at right, behind the sheet.
Date 1750–75
Medium pen and brown ink, brush and wash, over graphite, on white laid paper
Dimensions

47 x 36.4 cm (18 1/2 x 14 5/16 in.)

Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1901-39-1471
Credit line Museum purchase through gift of various donors
Inscriptions Recto in red ink: stamp of the Museum of the arts of Decoration (Cooper Union) [Lugt 457c]
Notes
  • Type: Drawing
  • Inscribed: Inscribed in graphite, on plan below: cornices del quadro; scalino, Ara; Pradella [frame of the painting; step; altar; platform]
  • Country: Italy
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