ECL-Bn.6:38-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bn.6:38-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Painting of Antique Ceiling
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Other number
Ashby ETON III 38
Description
Content (description)
Painting of Antique Ceiling. Square.
In the central circle is a female bust crowned with flowers: in the field are vines with Cupids picking the grapes, one up a ladder. Busts in each corner, all with floral corwns. Egg and dart frame.
Some pencil lines visible for further vine tendrils
In the central circle is a female bust crowned with flowers: in the field are vines with Cupids picking the grapes, one up a ladder. Busts in each corner, all with floral corwns. Egg and dart frame.
Some pencil lines visible for further vine tendrils
Content (object)
mural/wall painting
Content (note)
Dimensions
height (actual size): 452mm
width (actual size): 429mm
width (actual size): 429mm
Dimension note
Ashby gives the dimensions as 366 square
The painting on the actual page measures 385mm x 382mm
The painting on the actual page measures 385mm x 382mm
Inscription
Volta del Palazzo di Tito written in ink on the back of the painting
Materials & techniques note
watercolour on paper
Production
Person
Bartoli, Francesco, 1675? - 1730? (Artist)
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• Ashby (p.36)