Trompe-l'Oeil Ceiling Design with an Oculus Above a Circular Opening, and Putti on Shells Decorating the Coving, from a Series of Six Plates with Ceiling Designs
Ceiling design with trompe-l'oeil circular opening with putti and an oculus supported by arches above. The coving is decorated with putti on shells at the center of each side and personifications at each corner. From an untitled series of six plates with ceiling designs, two of which carry the date 1708, suggesting the set is a later addition.
Artwork Details
- Title: Trompe-l'Oeil Ceiling Design with an Oculus Above a Circular Opening, and Putti on Shells Decorating the Coving, from a Series of Six Plates with Ceiling Designs
- Artist: Daniel Marot the Elder (French, Paris 1661–1752 The Hague)
- Publisher: Published by Pierre Husson , The Hague
- Published in: The Hague
- Date: 1708
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 8 7/16 × 13 9/16 in. (21.5 × 34.4 cm)
Plate: 7 3/4 × 11 1/4 in. (19.7 × 28.5 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1930
- Object Number: 30.4(41)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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