Fountain and a mausoleum
Classification
architecture
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Accession Number
1938-88-1176
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Giuseppe Barberi (1746–1809), a prominent Italian architect of the late 18th, created *Fountain and a Maus* around 1790. This architectural work captures the elegance of Neoclassical design, a style Barberi championed in Rome, blending ancient Roman grandeur with refined proportions. Classified as architecture within the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection, it likely represents a conceptual drawing or etching envisioning a fountain paired with a mausoleum—elements often found in grand Italian gardens, villas, or commemorative landscapes of the era. The piece reflects the Enlightenment-...