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Drawing, Sepulchral Monument for Roman Cavina, Chiesa dell'Osservanza, Faenza
This is a Drawing. It was designed by Felice Giani. It is dated 1816 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over graphite on white heavy wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- Drawing, Sepulcher in Egyptian Style with Sphinxes and an Owl
- pen and black ink, gray and blue-gray wash, traces of graphite on off-white....
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
- 1938-88-3953
Its dimensions are
19.7 x 26.2 cm (7 3/4 x 10 5/16 in.) Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)
It is inscribed
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, on sarcophagus: ROMANO CAVINA; on plinth: HUIC PIETA - FEDE MARITALE
Cite this object as
Drawing, Sepulchral Monument for Roman Cavina, Chiesa dell'Osservanza, Faenza; Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758–1823); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over graphite on white heavy wove paper; 19.7 x 26.2 cm (7 3/4 x 10 5/16 in.) Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-2473
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.
