Trophy with allegorical figure
1746â1809
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
1938-88-1829
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Giuseppe Barberi (1746–1809), a prominent Italian architect and designer the late 18th century, created *Trophy with Allegorical* during the height of Neoclassicism. This, classified within architecture, exemplifies the era's fascination with symbolic decorations that adorned grand public buildings, palaces, and monuments. Trophies—elaborate assemblages of attributes like shields, laurels, or instruments—often celebrated virtues, victories, or allegorical concepts, blending classical antiquity with contemporary ideals of heroism and enlightenment. The allegorical figure in Barberi's design li...