Trompe-l'Œil Decoration for a Staircase, with a Large Fountain Set in a Niche, from Nouveaux Liure de Pintures de Salles et d'Escalliers, part of Œuvres du Sr. D. Marot

Daniel Marot the Elder French
Published by Pierre Husson Dutch

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Trompe-l'œil decoration for a staircase, with a niche containing a fountain with a cascade set against the back wall above the staircase. Smaller fountains with putti decoration are seen at the left and right side. Below the fountain, a bas-relief with a river god; above, a ceiling fresco to resemble the open sky. From a series of six prints with designs for the painted decoration of rooms and staircases.

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