Design for a Ceiling

n.d.

Not on view

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.

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Title: Design for a Ceiling
Artist: Jean Berain (French, Saint-Mihiel 1640–1711 Paris)
Date: n.d.
Medium: Pen and brown ink with brush and gray wash
Dimensions: 8 x 11 9/16in. (20.3 x 29.4cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Purchase, Anne and Carl Stern Gift, 1964
Object Number: 64.530.3
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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