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This is a drawing of an ornate decorative ceiling design. It features a square-grid design with intricate embellishments, including arched shapes with figures, elaborative scrollwork, and relief patterns. The color palette consists of earthy tones with hints of delicate blues in the central square area. The symmetrical composition reveals classical elements with a focus on the center.
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This is a drawing of an ornate decorative ceiling design. It features a square-grid design with intricate embellishments, including arched shapes with figures, elaborative scrollwork, and relief patterns. The color palette consists of earthy tones with hints of delicate blues in the central square area. The symmetrical composition reveals classical elements with a focus on the center.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Ceiling Decoration with Landscapes and Battles

Lazzaro Tavarone

Date
c. 1620
Medium
pen, brown ink, watercolor and black chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 38.6 x 37.8 cm (15 3/16 x 14 7/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2000.24.1
Credit line
William B. O'Neal Fund
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Genoese
  • Military
  • ceiling design
  • architecture
  • Di Negro family
Provenance

J. Kugel. Lodewijk Houthakker, Amsterdam. Private Collection, New York. (Nissman, Abromson, Ltd., Brookline); purchased 2000 by NGA.

Inscription

by later hand, lower center recto in graphite: N. 119; by later hand, lower right verso in ink: gironimo di negro

NGA object ID 111629. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.