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Alternative plan for a ceiling decoration depicting Aurora distributing flowers, from Grands quarts-de-plafond à la romaine, plate 4

Publisher Pierre Mariette le fils French
ca. 1690–95
Not on view
This print is part of a series of six depicting ceiling decorations in the Roman style. The series was published by Pierre II Mariette in 1661, and republished by Jombert in 1751.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Alternative plan for a ceiling decoration depicting Aurora distributing flowers, from Grands quarts-de-plafond à la romaine, plate 4
  • Series/Portfolio: Grands quarts-de-plafond à la romaine
  • Artist: Jean Le Pautre (French, Paris 1618–1682 Paris)
  • Publisher: Pierre Mariette le fils (French, Paris 1634–1716 Paris)
  • Published in: Paris
  • Date: ca. 1690–95
  • Medium: Etching; first state of two (Préaud)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 20 3/8 × 14 3/4 in. (51.8 × 37.4 cm)
    Plate: 8 7/8 × 11 7/8 in. (22.5 × 30.2 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.600.14(5)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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