Sepulchral Chapel seen through a Colonnade
18th century
Medium
architecture
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
1938-88-163
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Giuseppe Barberi (1746–1809), a prominent Italian architect of the late 18th century, captures the grandeur of sacred space in *Sepulchral Chapel through a Colonnade This architectural rendering, created during the Enlightenment era, showcases Barberi's mastery of perspective and classical forms, evoking the neoclassical revival that swept Europe. Through an elegant colonnade, the viewer glimpses the solemn interior of a funerary chapel, blending light and shadow to emphasize depth and reverence. As a work in the medium of architecture—likely a precise drawing or design study—Barberi's piece ...