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Drawing, Stage Design of the Interior of a Temple

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Giuseppe Barberi. It is dated ca. 1800 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and bistre, brush and wash on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.

Its dimensions are

21.7 × 34.5 cm (8 9/16 × 13 9/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscription below: "Altro tempio simmile dedicato a tutti li dei" (Other similar temple dedicated to all gods).

Cite this object as

Drawing, Stage Design of the Interior of a Temple; Designed by Giuseppe Barberi (Italian, 1746–1809); Italy; pen and bistre, brush and wash on paper; 21.7 × 34.5 cm (8 9/16 × 13 9/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-127

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