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Quarter of a Ceiling, Livre de Portion de Plafonds et d'un Poëlle (Book of Portions of Ceilings and of a Stove)

François de Cuvilliés1731–68

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Design for a quarter of an oval ceiling. At lower left, a scene of three putti figures picking fruit (possibly apples) from a tree. At upper right, a female trumpeting figure with an armorial trophy below. Within curving border, a panel scene with three putti playing, two of them on a seesaw. A second panel with three putti playing, landscape and stair in background. Part of ceiling medallion visible at upper left--a large group of clouds covered with many putti figures holding garlands of flowers.

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  • Title: Quarter of a Ceiling, Livre de Portion de Plafonds et d'un Poëlle (Book of Portions of Ceilings and of a Stove)
  • Creator: François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, François de Cuvilliés the younger, German, 1731 - 1777, François de Cuvilliés the younger, German, 1731 - 1777
  • Date Created: 1731–68
  • Location Created: Paris, France
  • Publisher: Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772, François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768
  • Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
  • Medium: Engraving on paper
  • Credit line: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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