Design for Allegory of Sculpture

A grey-toned drawing in white and black chalk on blue-grey paper shows a standing draped female figure in a niche-like arch, turning her head toward the right. Two heads and a partial figure appear at the lower edges, suggesting a composed group within an architectural frame.

Artist

Giacomo Zampa

Date

1775–1800

Medium

Black and white crayon on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

3568 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum