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Is “Ceiling Design” in the public domain?

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Yes. “Ceiling Design” is public domain and released under CC0, so it is free to download and reuse for any purpose, including commercially, with no permission needed.

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Who created “Ceiling Design”?

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Matías Arteaga y Alfaro (1633–1703).

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Where is “Ceiling Design” from?

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It is catalogued from the open collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and is free to reuse under CC0.

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Can I use “Ceiling Design” commercially for free?

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Yes. As a CC0 public-domain work it can be used commercially, modified and redistributed with no fee and no attribution required.

Title	Ceiling Design
Artist	Matías Arteaga y Alfaro
Date	1633–1703 17th century
Medium	Red chalk with brush and red wash, highlighted with white gouache, over black chalk underdrawing on off-white paper. Some architectural elements constructed with ruler and compass
Classification	Drawings
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Rogers Fund, 1964
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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