Allegorical Figures for a Ceiling Decoration
Michel Corneille the Elder French
Formerly attributed to Pierre Mignard French
Not on view
Trained in the studio of Simon Vouet (French, 1590–1649), Corneille the Elder was one of the twelve original members of the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, founded in Paris in 1648. He painted commissions for churches and décors for private homes. Perched on ornamental elements and seen from below, these softly modeled, draped figures were likely intended as part of a ceiling design.
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