Design for 1/4 of a Ceiling, and Ornamentation of a Section of a Vault

Design for 1/4 of a Ceiling, and Ornamentation of a Section of a Vault by Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century

Medium

Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over leadpoint or graphite, with ruled construction. Framing outline at upper, right, and lower borders in brush and black ink. Measuring scale on right border in pen and gray ink over graphite or leadpoint

Dimensions

sheet: 16 5/16 x 10 1/2 in. (41.4 x 26.7 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Leon Dalva Sr., 1965

Accession Number

65.654.91

Tags

Ornament

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