Design for a Ceiling Decoration
| Title | Design for a Ceiling Decoration |
|---|---|
| Artist | Lazzaro Tavarone Italian, 1556-1641 |
| Date | 1590/1614 16th century |
| Medium | Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on ivory laid paper, pieced and partially laid down on cream laid paper |
| Classification | ink and wash |
| Origin | Italy Italy |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Design for a Ceiling Decoration” is a work by Lazzaro Tavarone Italian, 1556-1641, dated 1590/1614. It is executed in pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on ivory laid paper, pieced and partially laid down on cream laid paper and classified as ink and 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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Dated to 1590/1614. Explore the wider set of works from the 16th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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