Pedestal
Classification
metalwork
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Accession Number
1938-88-1812
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Pedestal** *Giuseppe Barberi (, 1746–1809), ca. 1780* *Metalwork, Smithsonian Collection* *Smithsonian American Art Museum* Step into the refined world of late 18th-century Italian arts with Giuseppe Barberi's *Pedestal*, a striking example of metalwork crafted around 1780. Acquired through museum purchase with gifts from various donors and the Eleanor G Hewitt Fund, this piece graces the Smithsonian American Art Museum showcasing Barberi's skill as a designer during Italy's Neoclassical revival. Active in Rome, Barberi bridged architecture and ornament, creating objects that evoked t...