Sepulchral Monument for the Poet Colte, of Rome

Giuseppe Barberi1795–1809

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

A pyramid monument decorated with a lyre within a laurel wreath, and the child figures of Romulus and Remus with the she-wolf. On either side, a brazier with birds. Inscription at front.

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Title: Sepulchral Monument for the Poet Colte, of Rome
Creator: Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809
Date Created: 1795–1809
Location Created: Italy
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on beige laid paper
Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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