Decoration for low dome of a room
1746–1809
Classification
interiors
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Accession Number
1938-88-2005
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Giuseppe Barberi (1746–1809), a prominent Italian architect and designer in Rome during the late 18th century created this *Decoration for Low Dome of a Room* a testament to the era's refined approach to interior architecture. Classified within the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection of interiors, likely represents a preparatory design—perhaps a drawing or plan—for ornamenting the curved ceiling of an intimate domestic space. Barberi's work reflects the transitional period between opulent Rococo flourishes and emerging Neoclassical elegance, where domes served as focal points for intr...