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Façade with the Albani Arms

Carlo Marchionni1730s

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Vertical rectangle. Building with two stories, the lower with five divisions and the upper with three. Stairs lead to the lateral left door and parallel to the façade to a ramp in front of the central part. At right, oblique stairs lead simultaneously to the lateral door and the ramp. The three doorcases are topped by a coat of arms, at left and in the center identified as that of the Albani. Tablets are above the door frames at left and in the center, respectively, with the inscriptions: ALEXANDER ALBANVS; ANNIBAL ALBANVS; posts are at the foot of the ramp.

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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