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Design for a Ceiling

Anonymous, Italian, 18th century

Title	Design for a Ceiling
Artist	Anonymous, Italian, 18th century
Date	18th century 18th century
Medium	Brush and yellow, red, blue, green and brown watercolor, and dark blue gouache, over graphite or lead, on cream paper
Classification	Drawings
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Fletcher Fund, 1961
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration Ornithological plates

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