Design for a Ceiling

Jean Berain French

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Design for the decoration of a ceiling with a variation for the right side. Both sides of the design are in the style of the late Baroque and include decorative details such as putti, shells, palmettes, leaves, ribbons and garlands.

Design for a Ceiling, Jean Berain (French, Saint-Mihiel 1640–1711 Paris), Pen and brown ink with brush and gray wash

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Design for a Ceiling, Jean Berain (French, Saint-Mihiel 1640–1711 Paris), Pen and brown ink with brush and gray wash
Design for a Ceiling, Jean Berain (French, Saint-Mihiel 1640–1711 Paris), Pen and brown ink with brush and gray wash

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