Elevation of a Church Flanked by Two Houses

A pen and brown ink drawing with brown wash shows a domed church centered between two long, arcaded buildings. Twin bell towers rise on either side of the dome, and a lantern tops the central crown against a soft, shaded sky.

Artist

Giuseppe Barberi

Date

1746–1809

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2880 × 2309 px

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