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Design for a Sepulcher Monument for a Couple
ca. 1810
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
A pylon rises from a base. The central part shows an inscription. An entablature and pediment are roughly sketched. Festoons surround the top of the pylon. Effigies of a young couple is shown lying upon their bed. A candelabrum stands beside their heads. An elderly man in a toga is seated beside their feet.
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Details
- Title: Design for a Sepulcher Monument for a Couple
- Date Created: ca. 1810
- Location Created: Italy
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Graphite, pen and ink, brush and bistre wash on paper
- Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
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