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View of the Palazzo Barberini; Six Landscapes by Vincenzo Martinelli; Sixteenth Century Capitals, Bologna

Recto: page divided into eight parts, from left to right: Palazzo Barberini shown from rear; view of seashore; two views of castle towns surrounded by mountains; all works by Martinelli. At bottom: six left halves of capitals. Verso: top: pitcher with handle on top; Dionysus represented on body. Two-handled vase; "1814" written on it. Pitcher with handle, shown sidewise. Center row: two-handled kraters. Bottom row: two-handled bottle. Vase with snakes as handles.

Credit: Museum purchase through gift of various donors

1809-1910
Pen and bistre ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite on cream laid paper
1901-39-469
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020

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