Ceiling Design with Apollo

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Designer
Domenico Antonio Vaccaro, Italian, 1678–1745
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Vertical rectangle. Group of mythological figures in clouds, composition contained within vase-shaped framing lines. At top, the figure of Apollo on a cloud with bow and arrow. A reclining female figure below shields herself from his arrow with drapery. Other figures and cherubim throughout.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
ca. 1780
Accession Number
1938-88-8107
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
interiors
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Pen and brown ink on paper
Dimensions
38.9 x 24.6 cm (15 5/16 x 9 11/16 in.)
made in
Italy
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Record ID
chndm_1938-88-8107
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq48093aaee-4d2f-4921-8779-3137c1201bc4
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