Sketches for an Altar, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite, gray ink, on off-white laid paper, Upon a classical pediment stands a temple-like domed structure. Below a cupola supported by columns and crowned with a trident, is a statue of a deity. Surrounding this sketch are studies for the separate elements of the altar: the cupola, the supporting columns, and the candelabra-shaped pinnacle., Italy, late 18th century, architecture, Drawing

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