Au Choix Design for a Ceiling

Giovanni Larciani ("Master of the Kress Landscapes")

n.d. · Pen and black ink, brush with gray wash and watercolor, over graphite. Measurement scale drawn along lower border · Drawings and Prints

Design for a ceiling in which several variations are presented. Three options are presented for the central decoration, all with flower vases, which can be combined with one of four different options for a decorative frame.

Artist: Giovanni Larciani ("Master of the Kress Landscapes")
Date: n.d.
Medium: Pen and black ink, brush with gray wash and watercolor, over graphite. Measurement scale drawn along lower border
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1948

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