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ECL-Bn.6:22-2013

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Object number

ECL-Bn.6:22-2013

Object type

Identification

Title

Drawing of Ancient ceiling

Title Type

assigned by cataloguer

Other number

Ashby ETON III 22 (ii) on front in pencil)

Description

Content (description)

Drawing of an ancient ceiling.
In the central octagon a draped female figure, with the arms and the right leg bare, flies to the right: she has a garland of flowers on her head and holds a spray of flowers in her hands. Several concentric circles radiate out with the outer band having eight small rectangles each with four figures dancing and playing music.
Garlanded faces in each of the four corner spandrels.

Content (object)

mural/wall painting

Content (note)



Dimensions

height (actual size): 386mm
width (actual size): 370mm

Dimension note

Ashby gives the dimensions as 334 square
The actual painting on the page measures 350mm x 350mm

Inscription

Bartoli Villa Hadriani written in ink on the back of the drawing
II written in pencil on the front of the drawing top right.




Materials & techniques note

watercolour on paper

Production

Date

c.1710-1730

History and association

Previous ownership

References

• Ashby (p.33)
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