Trompe-l'Oeil Ceiling Design with a Oculus Supported by Columns Above a Banister with Putti, from a Series of Six Plates with Ceiling Designs
Design for a ceiling with a rectangle with curved corners showing a trompe-l'oeil with a domed roof and oculus at center. The short sides of the rectangle have ornate frames, although only one is included in the plate. The frame has a medallion with putti flanked by seated figures. From an untitled series of six plates with ceiling designs, two of which carry the date 1708, suggesting the set is a later addition.
Artwork Details
- Title: Trompe-l'Oeil Ceiling Design with a Oculus Supported by Columns Above a Banister with Putti, from a Series of Six Plates with Ceiling Designs
- Artist: Daniel Marot the Elder (French, Paris 1661–1752 The Hague)
- Publisher: Published by Pierre Husson , The Hague
- Published in: The Hague
- Date: 1708
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 13 1/2 × 8 7/16 in. (34.3 × 21.5 cm)
Plate: 11 1/16 × 7 13/16 in. (28.1 × 19.9 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
- Object Number: 30.4(36)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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