Quarter of a Ceiling, Livre de Plafonds (Book of Ceilings), François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth, German, 1720–1790, François de Cuvilliés the Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Engraving on white laid paper, Decoration intended for execution in stuccowork, showing a quarter of a ceiling with its corner element, left, and a central rosette. Upper right (presumed central ceiling motif) a large symmetrically-decorated medallion with leaves, delicate garlands and small cartouches. Below at right angle, a putti, pinetree, mythological figures on a rock, water below. A winged putti pouring a vase of water, a corner cartouche on the diagonal axis with a bird spewing water, water plants, a mask, a boat carrying barrels, and mythological man representing wind, standing on a rock; sections are connected by dotted lines, presumably as a guide to the stucco., Munich, Germany, 1740, interiors, Bound print, Bound print
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Quarter, Ceiling, Livre de Plafonds, Book, Ceilings, François de Cuvilliés, Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth, German, 1720–1790, François de Cuvilliés, Elder, Belgian, active Germany, 1695 - 1768, Engraving, white laid paper, Decoration intended, execution, stuccowork, showing, quarter, ceiling, corner element, left, central rosette, Upper right, presumed central ceiling motif, large symmetrically-decorated medallion, leaves, delicate garlands, small cartouches, right angle, putti, pinetree, mythological figures, rock, water, winged putti pouring, vase, water, corner cartouche, diagonal axis, bird spewing water, water plants, mask, boat carrying barrels, mythological man representing wind, standing, rock, sections, connected, dotted lines, presumably, guide, stucco, Munich, Germany, 1740, interiors, Bound print, Bound print
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