Design for a Ceiling
| Title | Design for a Ceiling |
|---|---|
| Artist | Ercole Procaccini The Younger |
| Date | 17th century 17th century |
| Medium | Pen and brown ink, brush and brown, green, blue and peach wash, over black chalk |
| Classification | Drawings |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Design for a Ceiling” is a work by Ercole Procaccini The Younger, dated 17th century. It is executed in pen and brown ink, brush and brown, green, blue and peach wash, over black chalk and classified as drawings. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. 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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This work is attributed to Ercole Procaccini The Younger. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
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Dated to 17th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 17th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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