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Design for an Ornate Ceiling with Allegorical Figures

Design for an Ornate Ceiling with Allegorical Figures

(Italian, 1526–1588)
(Italian, 1541–1596)
1560–70
Medium/TechniquePen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over a black chalk, on paper
DimensionsSheet: 36 x 30 cm (14 3/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Amos Cummings Fund
Accession number2008.1531
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsVerso, in graphite pencil: ADG 15877 Verso, in graphite pencil: Jean d'Ildine [?]
ProvenanceProbably Bernhard Houthakker collection (Amsterdam); to Galerie Jacques Fischer, 1999 (Paris); to C & J Goodfriend Drawings and Prints (New York); from whom purchased by MFA, December 17, 2008.
A Scene from the Life of Saint Francis Solano (recto); Studies for the Figures of Saint Francis Solano and San Salvador (verso)
A Scene from the Life of Saint Francis Solano (recto); Studies for the Figures of Saint Francis Solano and San Salvador (verso)
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
late 17th century
Recto: The Annunciation
Verso: Study of the Lower Half of a Seated Male Nude
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
about 1726
Elijah in the Wilderness Being Comforted by an Angel
Elijah in the Wilderness Being Comforted by an Angel
Unidentified artist, Roman
late 16th century
Image Not Available for [One of] 120 Ornamental Designs
[One of] 120 Ornamental Designs
Unidentified artist, Italian, 17th century
About 1600–20
Image Not Available for [One of] 120 Ornamental Designs
[One of] 120 Ornamental Designs
Unidentified artist, Italian, 17th century
About 1600–20
Image Not Available for [One of] 120 Ornamental Designs
[One of] 120 Ornamental Designs
Unidentified artist, Italian, 17th century
About 1600–20
The Fall of Phaethon
The Fall of Phaethon
Ottaviano Mascherino
late 16th century
Three Cloud-Borne Cherubs
Three Cloud-Borne Cherubs
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
mid-18th century, about 1755
A Bishop Saint Healing a Cripple (Design for a Ceiling)
A Bishop Saint Healing a Cripple (Design for a Ceiling)
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
mid to late 18th century
The Guardian Angel
The Guardian Angel
Pietro Novelli (Il Monrealese)
early 17th century
The Annunciation
The Annunciation
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
mid 1730s
Old Man Standing with Arms Folded
Old Man Standing with Arms Folded
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
mid-18th century