Drawing, Africa, Design for a Pendentive in the Baptismal Vestibule of St. Peter’s, Rome, 1713–26, Francesco Trevisani, 1713–26

A seated figure with an elephant headdress holds a scorpion. A lion at the right. Date: 1713–26. Dimensions: 26.1 x 33.2 cm (10 1/4 x 13 1/16 in.); ; Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.). Medium: black chalk, brush and brown wash, chalk on white laid paper, gouache, pen and brown ink. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Africa, Design for a Pendentive in the Baptismal Vestibule of St. Peter’s, Rome, 1713–26 (CH 18110897)