Ceiling design: Flora and Zephyr, 1725

Title

Ceiling design: Flora and Zephyr

Draughtsman

• Jacob de Wit

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Physical Description

Pen and grey ink, brush and watercolour, over black chalk or charcoal

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• watercolours
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• watercolour painting
• brush drawing

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• ceiling painting design

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert und bezeichnet unten links (mit der Feder in Grau): JdWit invt &

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Lilie

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• mythological representation

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