Elevation of a Small Domed Church / Giuseppe Barberi
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- Accession Number
- 1958/1.64
- Title
- Elevation of a Small Domed Church
- Artist
- Giuseppe Barberi
- Artist Nationality
- Italian
- Artist Life Dates
- 1746-1809
- Medium and Support
- pen and brown ink with ink wash
- Object Creation Date
- 1777-1784
- Object Creation Place
- Europe
- Italian
- Creation Place 1
- Europe
- Creation Place 2
- Italian
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Dimensions
- 26.5 cm x 17 cm (10 7/16 in. x 6 11/16 in.)
- Century
- 18th-19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Drawing
- Primary Object Type
- architectural drawing
- Secondary Object Classification
- Drawing
- Physical Description
- The sketch for a church is presented with the view towards the door. The church has a portico entrance with columns and and pediment. Above that his a high glazed drum supporting the dome. Atop the dome is a lantern and cross. At the ends of the entableture are sculptures of standing figures. The sides of the stucture appear to be quite shallow, suggesting that the church is a short-armed Greek cross or even round in plan.
- Subject Matter
- Giuseppe Barberi was trained as a silversmith but also created civic plans, including domestic and church architecture.
- Secondary Keywords
- agricultural structures
- building divisions
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- reading and writing spaces
- religious buildings
- religious structures
- rooms and spaces
- rooms and spaces by function
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 877 x 1451
- File Size
- 112 KB
- Record
- 1958/1.64
- Link to this Item
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"Elevation of a Small Domed Church; Giuseppe Barberi." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1958-sl-1.64/1958_1.64.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.
