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Sketchbook Page; Monument of Marcus Aurelius Antonius with Son; Study for an Engraving

Stradanusca. 1590

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Vertical rectangle. Reverse: A) Oblique view of a pedestal with an equestrian monument. Behind the horse stands a naked boy carrying a small sword in his left hand and a dead child upon his right shoulder. Caption: "Antonio/ un pidestalle con Sntonio filosofa padre e comodo/ figlilo nudo con spada in mano uno bambino in spala/ morte." B) At top, horizontally, the Crucifix is shown in the central part of an eleborate frame, beside the pediment of which fly angels. At left stands Eve, a naked woman, at right, a morning woman, Mary, or the Church. The Apostles with their attributes kneel in pairs, below, at left and at right. C) A bird's-eye view. The beds stand at the right long wall, one of them beside the door along the back wall whose occupant has visitors. Some patients sit near a fireplace. a male attendant carries a bowl. D) Bottom right, Saint Bridget stands before a Crucifix erected at right, holding a lighted candle. Caption above, at left: "Sta. Brigida."

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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