Project for the Painted Decoration of the Ceiling of a Hall (Painted Oval Ceiling), Jean Baptiste-Marie Pierre, French, 1714 – 1789, Pen and black ink, brush and gray and black wash on two sheets of off-white heavy laid paper joined together horizonatally, lined, Image of an oval ceiling, without the room setting. At the center, a view at the sky passing an oval entablature. In the sky are Apollo, the Muses and genii. The entablature is supported by arches through which parts of further structures are shown. In four of the arches stand pedestals with griffins crouching beside a clock-like form., France, 1761, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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Project, Painted Decoration, Ceiling, Hall, Painted Oval Ceiling, Jean Baptiste-Marie Pierre, French, 1714 – 1789, Pen, black ink, brush, gray, black wash, two sheets, off-white heavy laid paper joined together horizonatally, lined, Image, oval ceiling, room setting, center, view, sky passing, oval entablature, sky, Apollo, Muses, genii, entablature, supported, arches, parts, further structures, shown, four, arches stand pedestals, griffins crouching beside, clock- form, France, 1761, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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