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Project for the Painted Decoration of a Dome
ca. 1750
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
View of vaulted halls through an arch in which a stand supports and backs a moulded frame, the bottom of which is flanked by angels seated upon a scroll and cornice respectively. A cherub is beneath the bottom of the frame in the dado. Over the arch are wedges and an entablature shown from the underside.
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Details
- Title: Project for the Painted Decoration of a Dome
- Date Created: ca. 1750
- 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 on paper
- Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
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