Design for the Obelisk of St. Dominic, Piazza San Domenico Maggiore, Naples, Domenico Antonio Vaccaro, Italian, 1678–1745, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk on cream laid paper, Lower section consists of a bilateral design for a hexagonal platform with posts with alternate suggestions on each side. The platform is shown from above. The obelisk is divided in many sections. The plans of the lower half are hexagonal. Various ornaments decorate the sections, including a mermaid, brackets with urns, and an escutcheon with cherub above., Angels stand on brackets

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