Project for a Painted Ceiling

1750–1800

A coffered arch rises obliquely from a parapet. A kneeling merman supports a bracket under a pediment in the corner. Clouded sky at right.

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Details

Title: Project for a Painted Ceiling
Date Created: 1750–1800
Location Created: Italy
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Black chalk, pen and ink, brush and watercolor, bistre on paper
Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors

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