Ceiling design: allegorical subject
Drawing
early 18th century (made)
early 18th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Drawing, Ceiling design with an allegorical subject, School unknown, pen and ink and wash, Italian, early 18th century.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Ceiling design: allegorical subject (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Drawing, Ceiling design with an allegorical subject, School unknown, pen and ink and wash, Italian, early 18th century. |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Bibliographic reference | Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings Volume Two: 17th-18th century, London, 1980, cat. 1249, p. 194.
The text is as follows:
SCHOOL UNKNOWN:
early 18th century
1249
Ceiling design: allegorical subject
Pen and ink and wash; oval
11 5/8 x 9 1/8 (196 x 232) 9124
PROVENANCE Bought 1883
Attributed, at the time of purchase, to Bartolomeo Palombo, like nos. 775 to 777 and nos. 1241 to 1243 (q.v.); but it does not appear to be by the same hand as any of these drawings. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 9124 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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