Trompe-l'Oeil Ceiling with Boreas Carrying off Oreithyia in an Oval at Center, from a Series of Six Plates with Ceiling Designs, part of Œuvres du Sr. D. Marot
Trompe-l'oeil design for a ceiling with an oval at center, depicting the mythological scene of Boreas grabbing Oreithyia, set in the clouds. Around the oval are a series of columns and pilasters. At each corner, a sheild or medallion flanked by seated figures and seen from below. From an untitled series of six plates with ceiling designs, five of which show trompe l'oeil paintings with mythological scenes in the central compartment. The last plate has a blank central compartment.
Artwork Details
- Title: Trompe-l'Oeil Ceiling with Boreas Carrying off Oreithyia in an Oval at Center, from a Series of Six Plates with Ceiling Designs, part of Œuvres du Sr. D. Marot
- 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: 8 9/16 × 13 7/16 in. (21.7 × 34.2 cm)
Plate: 7 1/2 × 10 9/16 in. (19.1 × 26.8 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
- Object Number: 30.4(24)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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