Design for a door case
Medium
architecture
Classification
architecture
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Museum purchase through gift of various donors
Accession Number
1901-39-2163
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Filippo Marchionni's *Design for a Door Case (ca. 1740) offers a glimpse into the elegant architectural imagination of 18th-century Italy. Born in Rome in 1732, Marchionni was a prolific architect whose early career bridged the ornate Baroque and emerging Rococo styles, before he championed Neoclassicism in grand projects like the Palazzo Doria Pamphilj. This preparatory design, likely a detailed drawing or plan, captures the meticulous planning essential to creating harmonious door surrounds—key features that framed entrances in palaces and villas, blending functionality with opulent decorati...