Design for a Marble Throne for the Statue of St. Peter, St. Peter's, Rome

Luigi Vanvitelli1754

Marble throne for the Statue of St. Peter at St. Peter's in Rome; full-face and profile view shown.

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Title: Design for a Marble Throne for the Statue of St. Peter, St. Peter's, Rome
Creator: Luigi Vanvitelli
Creator Lifespan: 1700
Date Created: 1754
Type: Drawing
Rights: Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Medium: Pen and brown ink, graphite on cream laid paper.
Provenance: Giovanni Piancastelli; Mary Brandegee (Mrs. Edward D. Brandegee) [Lugt S. 1860c]
Paper Support: Cream laid paper
Markings: Fleur-de-lis in a circle surmounted by a V (cf. Heawood 1573)
Inscribed: On base of profile view in pen and brown ink : Bardiglio numbered in pen and black ink at upper right : 127Across lower margin: indication of scale
Exhibitions: New York, NY - The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Artists in Rome in the Eighteenth Century: Drawings and Prints" February 28 - May 7, 1978.New York, NY - Finch College Museum of Art. "The Two Sicilies, Drawings from the Cooper-Hewitt Museum" February 4 - March 20, 1970. Cat. no. 52 [illus.]
Dimensions: 34.3 x 24 cm (13 1/2 x 9 7/16 in.)
Bibliography: Cooper Union Museum (CUM), "Summary Catalogue of Drawings by Identified Italian Architects" New York: 1964. p.18."The Two Sicilies, Drawings from the Cooper-Hewitt Museum" exhibition brochure, February 4 - March 20, 1970. New York: Finch College Museum of Art. Cat. no. 52 [illus.]

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