Ceiling Design with Psyche and Mercury
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Ceiling Design with Psyche and Mercury

TitleCeiling Design with Psyche and Mercury
ArtistAttributed to Pietro Liberi Italian, 1614-1687
Daten.d. 17th century
MediumPen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white (partly discolored), on brown paper, laid down on ivory laid card
Classificationink or chalk wash
OriginItaly Italy
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineThe Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Ceiling Design with Psyche and Mercury” is a work by Attributed to Pietro Liberi Italian, 1614-1687, dated n.d.. It is executed in pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white (partly discolored), on brown paper, laid down on ivory laid card and classified as ink or chalk wash. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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