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
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: 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
- Series/Portfolio: Nouveaux Liure de Pintures de Salles et d'Escalliers
- Artist: Daniel Marot the Elder (French, Paris 1661–1752 The Hague)
- Publisher: Published by Pierre Husson , The Hague
- Published in: The Hague
- Date: published 1703 or 1712
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 13 9/16 × 8 7/16 in. (34.4 × 21.5 cm)
Plate: 10 7/8 × 7 11/16 in. (27.7 × 19.6 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
- Object Number: 30.4(6)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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