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Design for a Fireplace, Antinous Room, Villa Albani, Rome, Italy
From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Surmounted by a central eagle, floral garland, and corner vases, the overmantel, presented as an elevation, contains an antique relief of Antinous. The chimneypiece and fire screen below are decorated by garlands, rosettes, and shells. A man approaches from the left. Below is the plan of the mantelpiece and fireplace.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDesign for a Fireplace, Antinous Room, Villa Albani, Rome, Italy. 1755–57. Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Museum purchase through gift of various donors. CC0.
