Painted Decoration for a Chapel or Hall, Black and brown ink, gray wash, watercolor, and graphite on paper, Two halves of the ceiling and the top part of the wall with two halves of a window are show. Stripes and panels as decorations. The left half suggest landscape medallions and grotesque griffons; the right half, figures of virtues in the medallions, eagles supporting oak garlands and double headed eagles. The central framing stripes are intended to be the same. Spread eagles and female figures in oblongs are included., Rome, Italy, ca. 1790, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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Painted Decoration, Chapel, Hall, Black, brown ink, gray wash, watercolor, graphite, paper, Two halves, ceiling, top part, wall, two halves, window, Stripes, panels, decorations, left half suggest landscape medallions, grotesque griffons, right half, figures, virtues, medallions, eagles supporting oak garlands, double headed eagles, central framing stripes, intended, Spread eagles, female figures, oblongs, included, Rome, Italy, ca, 1790, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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