Design for a Painted Ceiling of Irregular Shape: Aurora
A pen, ink and watercolor design for a ceiling with a large central roundel showing a winged figure driving a chariot pulled by white horses through clouds. Corner lunettes hold garlands, urns, putti and draped fabric, framed by grey architectural moldings.
- Artist
- Flaminio Innocenzi Minozzi
- Date
- 1790–1810
- Medium
- Pen and brown and black ink, brush and watercolor, black chalk on paper
- Source
- Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
- Size
- 4000 × 3588 px
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: Diseño para un techo pintado de forma irregular: Aurora
Diseño en tinta de pluma y acuarela para un techo con un gran medallón central que muestra una figura alada conduciendo un carro tirado por caballos blancos entre nubes. Las lunetas de las esquinas tienen guirnaldas, urnas, putti y telas drapeadas.
Português: Projeto para um teto pintado de forma irregular: Aurora
Projeto em tinta de pena e aquarela para um teto com um grande medalhão central que mostra uma figura alada conduzindo uma carruagem puxada por cavalos brancos entre nuvens. As lunetas dos cantos trazem guirlandas, urnas, putti e tecidos drapeados.