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Brown wash drawing of an enthroned central figure with halo surrounded by draped figures on a hillside, with cloud sketches above.

Design for Allegory of Divine Wisdom, Reception Room, Palazzo Barberini, Rome, Italy

A brown wash and ink drawing of an allegorical gathering: a seated enthroned figure with a radiant halo sits above a crowd of draped figures on a cloudy, sketched hillside. Loose, rapid strokes model forms in red and brown chalk, with small figures and cloud studies in the upper corners.

Artist
Andrea Sacchi
Date
1629–1631
Medium
Brush and brown wash, pen and brown ink, red, black, and white chalk on off-white laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
3000 × 2957 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1631).
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: Diseño para alegoría de la Sabiduría Divina, Palacio Barberini, Roma

Dibujo en aguada marrón y tinta de una reunión alegórica: una figura entronizada con un halo radiante se sienta sobre un grupo de figuras drapeadas en una ladera con nubes. Trazos sueltos y rápidos modelan las formas con tiza roja y marrón.

Português: Projeto para alegoria da Sabedoria Divina, Palácio Barberini, Roma

Desenho em aguada marrom e tinta de uma reunião alegórica: uma figura entronizada com um halo radiante senta-se acima de um grupo de figuras drapeadas em uma encosta com nuvens. Traços soltos e rápidos modelam as formas com giz vermelho e marrom.

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