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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Grey wash drawing of an angel on a tomb addressing three women in a rocky landscape, with a glowing halo.

Drawing - François-Alexandre Verdier, 1700

François-Alexandre Verdier, 1700

Pen and brown ink sketch of farm buildings, a ruined hut, and several trees and shrubs on rocky ground.

Sketches of Buildings and Trees

Remigio Cantagallina, 1610

Pen and brown ink sketch of a group of angels with wings gathered on a cloud bank, heads turned in various directions.

Group of Angels on a Cloud Bank

Angelo Michele Colonna, 1650

Etching of two men in feathered hats gambling and drinking on a rock beside a tree and tiled house.

Landscape with men gambling

Frederick Bloemaert, 1680

Brown ink landscape drawing of a tall tree, reeds, a thatched cottage, grazing cattle, and distant hills.

Landscape with a Cottage

Remigio Cantagallina, 1610

Brown ink drawing of two putti among acanthus scrolls and a large flower within a ruled border, by Francesco Bedeschini.

One of a set of projects for a title page and the decoration of a horizontal panel

Francesco Bedeschini, 1690

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate altar elevation with winged figures, putti, balustrade and carved pedestals.

Design for the Elevation of an Altar with Alternative Suggestions

Francesco Solimena, 1690

Pen and wash drawing of a columned gallery interior with framed paintings, figures at a draped table, and handwritten Dutch l

Diagram of a painting by Gonzales Coques and others, "Interior with Figures in a Picture Gallery," 1672 (Mauritshuis)

Flemish Gonzales Coques, 1700

Brown ink drawing of a military trophy with helmet, shields, trumpets, spears, banners and an eagle in a rectangular panel.

One of a set of trophies of weapons of war as a decoration of a horizontal panel

Francesco Bedeschini, 1690

Pencil study of two cherub heads, one looking up and one sleeping, with sketched feathered wings on pale paper.

Study for Two Cherubim

Francesco Solimena, 1700

Brown ink drawing of a wooded landscape with large trees, a pond, a seated figure, and distant hills.

Wooded Landscape with a Pond

Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi ?, 1650

Brown ink drawing of a trophy of war weapons with a central shield, crossed swords, helmets, banners and a cannon.

One set of trophies of weapons of war as a decoration for horizontal panels. Intended to be engraved

Francesco Bedeschini, 1690

Brown wash drawing of an angel leading a seated man past sleeping guards in a prison cell with a niche and column.

Design for St. Peter Delivered from Prison

Abraham Bloemaert, 1640

Grey wash drawing of a domed architectural interior with Corinthian columns and a floor plan in the lower right corner.

Architecture seen from below, design for plate 55 in Andrea Pozzo's "Perspectiva pictorum et architectorum"

Andrea Pozzo, 1700

Pen and brown ink sketch of a seated woman, a mother with a reclining infant, and a small head study on paper.

Seated Woman, Mother and Child

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1650

Pen and ink sketch of a woman carrying a jug beside arched stone buildings and doorways.

Woman with a Water

called Micco Spadaro Domenico Gargiulo, 1650

Brown wash drawing of a river harbor with sailboats, a church spire, hills and mountains under clouds.

Harbor Scene

Jan Griffier, 1700

Brown wash drawing of robed monks and nuns with halos meeting before a vaulted arcade, with a glowing light in the background

Meeting of Saints Francis and Clara

Belisario Corenzio, 1640

Pencil elevation drawing of a symmetrical villa facade with a domed central pavilion, pilasters and statues on the roofline.

Design for the Facade of a Villa

Johann Fischer von Erlach, 1680

Ink and wash drawing of a vaulted stone cellar with receding arches and shadowed niches, in grey tones.

Stage Design, Prison Cellar

Bibiena Family, 1700

Brown ink drawing of a horizontal ornamental panel with acanthus scrolls and two putti among the leaves.

One of a set of projects for a title page and decoration of a horizontal panel

Francesco Bedeschini, 1690

Pen and wash drawing of a grand palace interior with arcades, Corinthian columns, a staircase and coffered ceiling.

Stage Design: Palace Interior

Francesco Galli Bibiena, 1700

Pen and wash drawing of an oval rococo frame with scrolls, shell ornament and two reclining putti.

Design for a Metal Frame

Giovanni Bettati, 1700

Pen and brown ink drawing of a symmetrical trophy of war weapons with crossed banners, helmet, trumpets, and a central shield

One of a set of trophies of weapons of war as a decoration for a horizontal panel

Francesco Bedeschini, 1690

Red chalk sketch of a flying angel with a raised arm, draped figure, cherubs and studies of limbs on paper.

Flying Angel and Other Figures

Mattia Preti, 1660

Ink and grey wash sketch of a theatrical grotto set with arched colonnade, rock formations and a balustraded terrace.

Stage Design, Grotto

Pietro Gonzaga, 1700

Pen and brown wash drawing of a military trophy with shields, a plumed helmet, spears, a drum, trumpets and a banner.

One set of trophies of weapons of war as a decoration for horizontal panels

Francesco Bedeschini, 1690

Engraved view of the Saint-Germain-en-Laye château facade with a formal parterre, central fountain and strolling figures.

St. GERMAIN EN LAYE

Gabriel Pérelle, 1700

Engraving of a formal garden with a domed trellis pavilion, clipped hedges, and strolling figures in period dress.

Le Berceau de L’hôtel de Condé

Adam Pérelle, 1700

Etching of the Nativity with Mary holding the infant Christ, angels, and an IHS monogram inside an ornate scrolled frame.

Nativity

Johann Evangelist Holzer, 1700