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Sepulchral Monument of the Philosopher Count Alessandro Verri
Giuseppe Barberi1795–1809
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Horizontal rectangle showing a stepped pedestal upon which sits Apollo and a woman with open book, possibly the Muse Calliope. They hold a laurel festoon, behind which a pedestal rises. It shows the medallion portrait and figures of children. A brazier at top.
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Details
- Title: Sepulchral Monument of the Philosopher Count Alessandro Verri
- 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
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