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Ceiling design

Drawing
18th century to 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing a ceiling design in the Villa Madama, Italy. It consists of three panels with a central painting in each and decorative borders around them. There is also a border around the whole ceiling consisting of multiple smaller panels decorated with a lizard.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCeiling design (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Drawing, ceiling design for the Villa Madama, pen and ink and watercolour
Physical description
Drawing a ceiling design in the Villa Madama, Italy. It consists of three panels with a central painting in each and decorative borders around them. There is also a border around the whole ceiling consisting of multiple smaller panels decorated with a lizard.
Dimensions
  • Image length: 17.5cm
  • Image width: 44.7cm
Object history
This object was once part of an album of designs by various architects, artists and designers collected by the architect Charles James Richardson, and was bought from him by the Museum in 1863.
Collection
Accession number
3436:295

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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