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Anonymous, Italian, 17th century Italian
Anonymous, French, 17th century French
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Design for a ceiling with an oval compartment containing an Allegory of Dawn. The scene is surrounded by an elaborately decorated frame with a variant for the right side.
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Title: Design for a Ceiling with the Allegory of Dawn
Artist:
Anonymous, Italian, 17th century or
Artist:
Anonymous, French, 17th century
Date: ca. 1640–1700
Medium: Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown and gray wash, over traces of graphite underdrawing
Dimensions: sheet: 9 7/16 x 7 1/2 in. (24 x 19 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1952
Object Number: 52.570.9
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