Design for a Ceiling
Design for the decoration of a ceiling with a variation for the right side. Both sides of the design are in the style of the late Baroque and include decorative details such as putti, shells, palmettes, leaves, ribbons and garlands.
Artwork Details
- Title: Design for a Ceiling
- Artist: Jean Berain (French, Saint-Mihiel 1640–1711 Paris)
- Date: n.d.
- Medium: Pen and brown ink with brush and gray wash
- Dimensions: 8 x 11 9/16in. (20.3 x 29.4cm)
- Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Purchase, Anne and Carl Stern Gift, 1964
- Object Number: 64.530.3
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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