Design for the Decorations of Three Pilaster Strips, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper, At left: a candelabrum in the scheme of a trophy, with a standard on top, is shown obliquely in the upper part. The central stem springs from a calyx between two birds. Center: a chain formed by wreaths hangs from a drapery festoon. A bird stands in each wreath. At right: a plant candelabrum rises above a base. An oblong is formed in teh center by the sitting figure of a goddess upon clouds. On top are two half-figures of children

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