Decoration for the marriage of Prince Paluzzo Altieri
Classification
graphic design
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Accession Number
1938-88-1845
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Giuseppe Barberi, a prominent Italian architect and designer1746–1809) active in late 18th-century Rome created this *Decoration for the Marriage of Prince Paluzzo Alt* in 1793. As a master of neoclassical ornamentation, Barberi specialized elegant architectural details, furniture, and festive designs that blended Roman antiquity with contemporary grandeur. This graphic design likely served as a preparatory drawing or plan for elaborate temporary decorations marking the high-society wedding of Prince Paluzzo Altieri, a member of one of Rome's most illustrious papal noble families, the Altieri....