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Drawing, Design for a Triumpal Arch for Napoleon I, Bergamo, Italy
This is a Drawing. It was attributed to Giacomo Quarenghi. It is dated 1800–12 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and sepia wash, gray watercolor, graphite on cream laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
In 1810 on the occasion of his return to his native city of Bergamo, Italy after a long stay in Russia working for Catherine the Great, Quarenghi was invited by the city council to design an arch honoring Napoleon Bonaparte. A second design of less grandiose proportions, seen here, was required to cut down on the expense. The first stones of the arch were put into place in 1812, but political vicissitudes interrupted the work and finally in 1820, the part already constructed was demolished.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
Its dimensions are
34.2 × 44.7 cm (13 7/16 × 17 5/8 in.)
Cite this object as
Drawing, Design for a Triumpal Arch for Napoleon I, Bergamo, Italy; Attributed to Giacomo Quarenghi (Italian, 1744 - 1817); Italy; pen and ink, brush and sepia wash, gray watercolor, graphite on cream laid paper; 34.2 × 44.7 cm (13 7/16 × 17 5/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-3743
