File:Drawing, Project for the Painted Decoration of the Ceiling of a Hall (Painted Oval Ceiling), 1761 (CH 18328749).jpg
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editEnglish: Drawing, Project for the Painted Decoration of the Ceiling of a Hall (Painted Oval Ceiling), 1761 ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
Jean Baptiste-Marie Pierre |
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Title |
English: Drawing, Project for the Painted Decoration of the Ceiling of a Hall (Painted Oval Ceiling), 1761 |
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Description |
English: Image of an oval ceiling, without the room setting. At the center, a view at the sky passing an oval entablature. In the sky are Apollo, the Muses and genii. The entablature is supported by arches through which parts of further structures are shown. In four of the arches stand pedestals with griffins crouching beside a clock-like form. |
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Date |
1761 date QS:P571,+1761-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | pen and black ink, brush and gray and black wash on two sheets of off-white heavy laid paper joined together horizonatally, lined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | 41.3 x 61.6 cm (16 1/4 x 24 1/4 in.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q1129820 |
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Current location |
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design |
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Accession number |
1931-70-37 |
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Credit line | Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt from the collection of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions | watermark: visible is one similar to Churchill 433 left. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo |
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