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Design for Ceiling Decoration in Neoclassical Style

1790
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for Ceiling Decoration in Neoclassical Style
  • Artist: Anonymous, Italian, Roman, 18th century
  • Date: 1790
  • Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and colored wash, blue gouache, highlighted with white
  • Dimensions: 8-5/16 x 6-11/16 in. (21.1 x 17.0 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1952
  • Object Number: 52.570.36
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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