File:Drawing, Design for Ceiling with Aurora as the Central Motif, ca. 1820 (CH 18544681).jpg

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English: Drawing, Design for Ceiling with Aurora as the Central Motif, ca. 1820   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Drawing, Design for Ceiling with Aurora as the Central Motif, ca. 1820
Description
English: Central oblong supported by trapezia. Genii alternate with leaves in latter. Color notations: "Coroni/ Verdi", "ale giale"; "..(?)/Fossa." Oblong surrounded by strips with ornament. Color notations: "rosso"; "darchia"; "ornati diari..(?)". Inscribed in oblong circular medallion in which Aurora represented. Laterally, putti facing short sides. Verso: rough pencil sketches, ink scribbling. Inscriptions illegible, most likely not Giani.
Date circa 1820
date QS:P571,+1820-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium pen and dark brown and black ink, brush and dark wash on paper
Dimensions 13.3 x 17.4 cm (5 1/4 x 6 7/8 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1938-88-4923
Credit line Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Inscriptions Watermark: dove over triplemount in circle over F.
Notes
  • Type: Drawing
  • Inscribed: "Coroni/ Verdi", "ale giale"; "..(?)/Fossa." "rosso"; "darchia"; "ornati diari..(?)".
  • Period: Neoclassical
  • Country: Italy
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