Design for a Decorated Ceiling with Putti and Garlands and a Forshortening of a Balustrade Around an Oculus
Michelangelo Colonna · Italian
Date: 17th century
Medium: Pen and black ink, brush with pink, yellow, blue and gray wash, over graphite
Dimensions: sheet: 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (14 x 19.1 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Themes: Ceilings, Garlands, Ornament, Putti
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1950
Date range
1600 – 1700
Largest dimension
19.1 cm
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