Design for a Baptismal Font, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper, The plan of the bowl is like -1410, the support is a variation of that in -1420, the receding frieze being decorated alternatively with a fleur-de-lis, and an upright acanthus leaf. The front of the bowl is decorated with a framed relief, probably representing the dispatch of the Apostles, six being represented, by Christ; the lateral parts are decorated by festoons. The lid has the shape of a pedestal upon a base. On its front sits an angel

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