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Attributed to Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi (1606-1680)
A design for a ceiling c. 1660-70
Pen over black chalk; on four pieces of paper, joined irregularly | 35.4 x 59.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904447
Attributed to Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi (1606-1680)
A design for a ceiling c. 1660-70
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A design for a decorative scheme for the ceiling of a gallery in the Palazzo Muti Papazzuri, Rome; panels surrounded by heavily ornamented framework, decorated with swags and volutes, supported by putti and other figures.
Provenance
Probably acquired by George III in 1762 as part of the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Albani; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-1820 (Inv. A, p. 112: among '[...] Ornaments for insides of Churches, Pallaces, and other devices')
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Creator(s)
Previously attributed to the studio of (artist)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Pen over black chalk; on four pieces of paper, joined irregularly
Measurements
35.4 x 59.2 cm (sheet of paper)
