Ornament Design with Vase and Cameos
Classification
Drawing
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Unknown Donor
Accession Number
1980-32-1467
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Ornament Design with V and Cameos** Michel Angelo Pergolesi (Italian, active ca. 1760–1801), 1777* *Drawing; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Unknown Donor* into the refined world of 18th-century decorative arts with this delicate drawing by Michel Angelo Pergi, an Italian artist during the late Enlightenment. Created in 1777, *Ornament Design with V and Cameos* captures the elegance of neoclassical ornamentation featuring a vase and cameo motifs that evoke the grandeur of ancient Greco-Roman artifacts. These elements were hallmarks of the period's aesthetic revival, blending s...