Semi-Circular Design with Grotesques and a Central Medaillon containing a Landscape 1700 - 1800
anonymous
themetropolitanmuseumofart
drawing, ornament, print
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drawing
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natural stone pattern
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ornament
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toned paper
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water colours
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landscape
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bird
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possibly oil pastel
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stoneware
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coloured pencil
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underpainting
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men
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watercolour bleed
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watercolour illustration
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watercolor
This anonymous 18th-century design for a ceiling decoration features a semi-circular composition. The design features a central landscape scene in a medaillon framed by a blue grid pattern and floral motifs. Two symmetrical flanking figures, birds, and scrolling vines complete the composition. This piece, found in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, is a fine example of 18th-century decorative design.
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