Altar Mensa for the Capella Paolina (Borghese Chapel), Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Italy
A watercolor and ink elevation drawing of an altar with a pale marble-striped base, a green-blue veined backdrop, and paired fluted columns at the sides. Gilded ornaments, a central oval medallion and a stepped platform frame the composition in a symmetrical, architectural view.
- Artist
- Mario Asprucci The Younger
- Date
- ca. 1760
- Medium
- Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor over black chalk on paper
- Source
- Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
- Size
- 4000 × 2412 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Español: Mensa del altar de la Capilla Paolina, Santa María la Mayor, Roma
Dibujo arquitectónico de un altar en acuarela y tinta, con una base de mármol de vetas claras, un fondo verdoso y azulado y columnas acanaladas a los lados. Ornamentos dorados, un medallón oval central y una plataforma escalonada enmarcan la composición simétrica.
Português: Mesa de altar da Capela Paolina, Santa Maria Maggiore, Roma
Desenho arquitetônico em aquarela e nanquim de um altar, com base de mármore de veios claros, fundo verde-azulado e colunas caneladas nas laterais. Ornamentos dourados, um medalhão oval central e uma plataforma em degraus emolduram a composição simétrica.
