Allegorical scene: Design for a ceiling
Allegorical scene: Design for a ceiling
Allegorical scene: Design for a ceiling
Allegorical scene: Design for a ceiling

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Allegorical scene: Design for a ceiling,

18th century

formerly attributed to Italian
South German
x1953-98

Information

Title
Allegorical scene: Design for a ceiling
Dates

18th century

Medium
Brown ink, gouache, grey and ochre wash, heightened with white
Dimensions
41.1 x 25.5 cm (16 3/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr.
Object Number
x1953-98
Inscription
in ink, on verso upper center: Il merito e la felicita
Culture
European, German
Type
drawings
Materials
laid paper, ink, gouache, wash
Techniques
grisaille, heightening
Subject
putti, clouds, allegory, figures (representations)

formerly attributed to Italian

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