Design for the Decoration of Four Pilaster Strips, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper, One beside the other, separated by empty strips. Each decoration follows the scheme of the candelabrum, starting below from a box-like base. The first two strips are of a greater width than the last ones. Left row: two crouching lions support the stem of a palmette flower above which rises a pavillion with a goddess inside sitting upon clouds. A plant candelabrum springs from the roof of the pavilion. Charcoal lines are at the left edge

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