File:Drawing, Design for a Theater Ceiling, ca. 1830 (CH 18558843).jpg

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English: Drawing, Design for a Theater Ceiling, ca. 1830   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Drawing, Design for a Theater Ceiling, ca. 1830
Description
English: Vertical format design for a painted ceiling. Form of a horseshoe, with a base line. Inscribed is an oval, framed by mouldings. The scheme is that of an opening bordered by an attic, the central part of a blossom the eight leaves of which are outlined by garlands. In each panel is a figure of a dancing girl, supported by a pedestal in the shape of a blossom calix. Below those are hexagons with a central circular medallion with a winged putto. The hexagons are connected by festoons, above which are trophies. Part of the entablature below, with the dial of the clock.
Date circa 1830
date QS:P571,+1830-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium pen and gray-brown ink, brush and watercolor, gold paint, graphite on paper
Dimensions 35.7 × 28.7 cm (14 1/16 × 11 5/16 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1940-21-22
Notes
  • Type: Drawing
  • Country: Italy
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