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, Folio 10, plate 2 of series 7. Design for ceiling with trophy motif. Upper left (presumed central ceiling motif) a cartouche with trophy motifs- horn, banner and garland. Below, at right angle, an asymmetric design of putti riding dolphins (at left hoding a paddle, at right holding a triton), a pine tree in center. A goddess holding a banner (center), a goddess with plumage and two horns, the House of Wittelsbach banner and mask below. A rustic god, a putti riding a dolphin, water plants at right. Sections are connected with dotted lines, presumably as a guide to the stucco decor., 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, Folio 10, plate 2, series 7, Design, ceiling, trophy motif, Upper left, presumed central ceiling motif, cartouche, trophy motifs- horn, banner, garland, right angle, asymmetric design, putti riding dolphins, left hoding, paddle, right holding, triton, pine tree, center, goddess holding, banner, center, goddess, plumage, two horns, House, Wittelsbach banner, mask, rustic god, putti riding, dolphin, water plants, right, Sections, connected, dotted lines, presumably, guide, stucco decor, Munich, Germany, 1740, interiors, Bound print, Bound print
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