File:Drawing, Design for a Painted Square Ceiling, 1856 (CH 18558835).jpg
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[edit]English: Drawing, Design for a Painted Square Ceiling, 1856 ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
English: Drawing, Design for a Painted Square Ceiling, 1856 |
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Description |
English: Horizontal format design for a painted ceiling. In the center is a rosette, supported by four supports rising obliquely from the corners, each consisting of a base, two columns, and a winged bust upon a base as a crest. Between the columns stand putti upon pedestals. Women sit upon the corners of the base. In the center of the sides are pavilions with statues of goddesses; women sit beside. Outside is a framing border consisting of oblongs with representations of putti, and circular oblique representations of the figures of women in the corners. An oblong with a classical representation as the decoration of a part of the frieze of the room is shown. |
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Date |
1856 date QS:P571,+1856-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | brush and gouache, graphite on cardboard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | 32 × 38.7 cm (12 5/8 × 15 1/4 in.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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institution QS:P195,Q1129820 |
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Current location |
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design |
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Accession number |
1940-21-19 |
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Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo |
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