Designs for Ceiling Decorations, with Plan of Spectators' Room of a Theater, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, A) At left: an octagonal attic frame is inscribed into an oblong, with a view of the sky. Arches of garlands support an oval garland, in which a putto flies. At right: in the center is a circular wreath supported by two putti. It is inscribed into an octagon as are above and below shell-like forms. Tangent to the octagonal frame are half-circles with figures of putti. The oblique sides which face the corners of the oblong room are simultaneously sides of spherical quadrangles with figures. B) Verso: vertically. Above: one half of the oblong ceiling is shown. A great central ovoid is suggested with obliquely disposed ovoidal medallions in the corners, with another medallion in an oblong at the ends; and scroll, at the sides. Center: in the center of the horizontal oblong ceiling is an ovoid with a flying putto. In the corners are medallions as above, with plant palmettes between them. Below is the plan., Rome, Italy, ca. 1790, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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Designs, Ceiling Decorations, Plan, Spectators' Room, Theater, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, off-white laid paper, left, octagonal attic frame, inscribed, oblong, view, sky, Arches, garlands support, oval garland, putto flies, right, center, circular wreath supported, two putti, inscribed, octagon, shell- forms, Tangent, octagonal frame, half-circles, figures, putti, oblique sides, face, corners, oblong room, simultaneously sides, spherical quadrangles, figures, B, Verso, vertically, half, oblong ceiling, shown, great central ovoid, suggested, obliquely disposed ovoidal medallions, corners, another medallion, oblong, ends, scroll, sides, Center, center, horizontal oblong ceiling, ovoid, flying putto, corners, medallions, plant palmettes, plan, Rome, Italy, ca, 1790, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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