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Watercolor interior of an ornate room with red damask walls, a gilt portrait, coffered ceiling, red-draped alcove, green curtains and a patterned marble floor.

Sala del Thorvaldsen, Rome

A watercolor interior of a richly decorated room with red damask walls, a gilt-framed portrait on the left, and a coffered ceiling with painted medallions. A canopied alcove with red drapery and a draped table stand at the center, with green curtains framing tall windows on the right over a patterned marble floor.

Artist
Franz Heinrich
Date
1845
Medium
Brush and watercolor, white gouache, pen and brown ink, graphite on heavy white paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2880 × 2396 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1845).
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: Sala del Thorvaldsen, Roma

Un interior en acuarela de una sala muy decorada, con paredes de damasco rojo, un retrato de marco dorado a la izquierda y un techo artesonado con medallones pintados. Una alcoba con dosel, cortinas rojas y una mesa cubierta ocupa el centro, mientras cortinas verdes enmarcan altas ventanas a la derecha sobre un suelo de mármol con diseño.

Português: Sala do Thorvaldsen, Roma

Um interior em aquarela de uma sala muito decorada, com paredes de damasco vermelho, um retrato de moldura dourada à esquerda e um teto de caixotões com medalhões pintados. Um nicho com dossel, cortinas vermelhas e uma mesa coberta ocupa o centro, enquanto cortinas verdes emolduram janelas altas à direita sobre um piso de mármore padronizado.

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