Design for Theater Ceiling, Giuseppe Borsato, Italian, 1770 - 1840, Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor, gouache, graphite on paper, Vertical format. Form of a horseshoe, similar to 1940-21-22. The central panel has the same shape. In the center is a circular medallion with a standing lyre with two hanging laurel wreaths in front of two crossed trumpets and rays. It is surrounded by a circle formed by a Greek motif and farther away by another, for which two alternative suggestions are made: a cresting border with alternating blossoms and palmettes, and lyres connected by scrolls; two dancers, slightly skteched with pencil, are seemingly remnants of an earlier idea. Below are two triangles. This panel is framed by a band in the shape of a horseshoe; octagons alternate in it with lozenges. In the latter are figures of dancing girls. A moulding frames the central panel with the band. Outside is a corresponding frieze with, alternating: a swan supporting a garland or, at the base, two wreaths, and a standing trophy consisting of a candelabrum, two harps, branches, two wreaths. The part near the stage is divided into many oblongs and triangles. The details at the right side are not entirely executed., Venice, Italy, ca. 1820, theater, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Theater Ceiling, Giuseppe Borsato, Italian, 1770 - 1840, Pen, black ink, brush, watercolor, gouache, graphite, paper, Vertical format, Form, horseshoe, 1940-21-22, central panel, shape, center, circular medallion, standing lyre, two hanging laurel wreaths, front, two crossed trumpets, rays, surrounded, circle formed, Greek motif, farther away, another, two alternative suggestions, cresting border, alternating blossoms, palmettes, lyres connected, scrolls, two dancers, slightly skteched, pencil, seemingly remnants, earlier idea, two triangles, panel, framed, band, shape, horseshoe, octagons alternate, lozenges, latter, figures, dancing girls, moulding frames, central panel, band, Outside, corresponding frieze, alternating, swan supporting, garland, base, two wreaths, standing trophy consisting, candelabrum, two harps, branches, two wreaths, part, stage, divided, oblongs, triangles, details, right side, entirely executed, Venice, Italy, ca, 1820, theater, Drawing, Drawing
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