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Design for the decoration of the façade of St. Peter's, Rome, for the Canonization of Giuseppe da Capertino and Jeanne-Françoise de Chantal
Carlo MarchionniJuly 16, 1767
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Crest: a curved architectural frieze with six princely escutcheons. Above the coat of arms of Pope Clement XIII (1758-69) supported by angels; rays emanate from it. In background, a curtain which a flying angel is lifting. Squaring indicates its execution in painting. On verso: three construction lines, in graphite.
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- Title: Design for the decoration of the façade of St. Peter's, Rome, for the Canonization of Giuseppe da Capertino and Jeanne-Françoise de Chantal
- Creator: Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786
- Date Created: July 16, 1767
- Location Created: Italy
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Graphite, brush and gray watercolor on laid paper
- Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
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