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Ceiling design drawing with a sunburst and white horses pulling Apollo's chariot across clouds, framed by green and gold rococo ornament.

Chariot of Apollo, Ceiling Design for Count Bielinski's Cabinet, Warsaw, Poland

A design for a painted ceiling showing the Chariot of Apollo, with a radiant sunburst and clouds at the center, white horses pulling a chariot at right, and figures and putti below. Framed by green and gold rococo scrollwork, the watercolor and gouache drawing on paper depicts the sky scene in soft pastel tones.

Artist
Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier
Date
1734
Medium
Pen and gray ink, brush and watercolor, gouache, gold paint, black chalk on white laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
1256 × 1280 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1734).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: El Carro de Apolo, diseño de techo para el gabinete del conde Bielinski

Diseño para un techo pintado con el Carro de Apolo, con un sol radiante y nubes en el centro, caballos blancos tirando de un carro a la derecha y figuras y putti abajo. Enmarcado por volutas rococó en verde y dorado, el dibujo en acuarela y gouache sobre papel muestra la escena celeste en tonos pastel suaves.

Português: O Carro de Apolo, projeto de teto para o gabinete do conde Bielinski

Projeto para um teto pintado com o Carro de Apolo, com um sol radiante e nuvens ao centro, cavalos brancos puxando uma carruagem à direita e figuras e putti embaixo. Emoldurado por volutas rococó em verde e dourado, o desenho em aquarela e guache sobre papel mostra a cena celeste em tons pastel suaves.