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Engraved ornamental ceiling panel with a griffin, cupids, a seated figure and garlands around an octagonal medallion, with Latin text below.

Plafondschilderingen in de salon van het Palazzo Barberini

An engraved ornamental panel framed by scrolling cartouches, garlands and foliage. A winged griffin with an eagle's head rises at right, while cupids and a seated female figure with a sword and balance gather below an octagonal central medallion. Printed text runs along the lower edge.

Artist
anoniem
Date
1692-1762
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3650 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1762.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Ornamento de techo con grifo y putti, Palazzo Barberini

Un panel ornamental grabado, enmarcado por cartelas con volutas, guirnaldas y follaje. A la derecha se eleva un grifo alado con cabeza de águila, mientras que querubines y una figura femenina sentada con espada y balanza se reúnen bajo un medallón central octogonal.

Português: Ornamento de teto com grifo e putti, Palazzo Barberini

Um painel ornamental gravado, emoldurado por cartelas com volutas, grinaldas e folhagens. À direita, um grifo alado com cabeça de águia se eleva, enquanto querubins e uma figura feminina sentada, com espada e balança, se reúnem sob um medalhão central octogonal.

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