ECL-Bn.6:46-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bn.6:46-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Painting of Antique Ceiling
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Other number
Ashby ETON III 46
Description
Content (description)
Painting of Antique Ceiling. Square.
In the centre a draped female figure riding on a goat to the right and carrying a torch(?) with a long staff. Four large circles around the garlanded edge, each with star-shaped frames and depicting pairs of figures.
In the centre a draped female figure riding on a goat to the right and carrying a torch(?) with a long staff. Four large circles around the garlanded edge, each with star-shaped frames and depicting pairs of figures.
Content (object)
mural/wall painting
Content (note)
Dimensions
height (actual size): 413mm
width (actual size): 380mm
width (actual size): 380mm
Dimension note
Ashby gives the dimensions as 342 square
The actual painting on the page measures 363mm square
The actual painting on the page measures 363mm square
Inscription
Volta del Palazzo di Augusto 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)
• Cameron (58 (Palace of Augustus))
• Michaelis (Holk. ii. 10 and Windsor Portf. Archit. Drawings (Inv 11607) marked Pietro Sante Bartoli both of same size)
• Cameron (58 (Palace of Augustus))
• Michaelis (Holk. ii. 10 and Windsor Portf. Archit. Drawings (Inv 11607) marked Pietro Sante Bartoli both of same size)