Ornament Design with Urn
Medium
Drawing
Classification
Drawing
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Unknown Donor
Accession Number
1980-32-1466
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Ornament Design with Ur** *Michel Angelo Pergolesi (Italian, active ca. 1760–1801), 1777* *Drawing; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Unknown* Step into the refined world of 18th decorative arts with Michel Angelo Pergolesi's *Ornament Design with Ur*, a 1777 drawing from the American Art Museum. This Italian artist, active during the late Enlightenment, crafted intricate ornamental patterns that blended classical motifs with emerging Neo-classical elegance. Working primarily in England after arriving from Italy, Pergolesi specialized in designs for architecture, ceramics, and fu...