Design for a Baptismal Font, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper, Below are two plinths and a moulding with leaves. The circular bowl is decorated with festoons, supported by bowknots, and the rim with leaves. The rim has the shape of a short onion cupola, with, above visible, two cherubim supporting a chalice with a host hovering above it. Two angels sit beside the cupola. Usual background., Rome, Italy, ca. 1775, architecture, Drawing

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