Design for a Wall of a Music Room [recto]

Italian 18th Century

Associated Names
Italian 18th Century

Artist

The image shows a decorative wall panel with a central column adorned with multicolored feathers, greenery, and flowers against a green background. On either side are vertical sections; one features a blue vase under a marble column with intricate designs, and the other displays a green diamond-shaped panel with a sculpted figure. The composition is framed by ornate moldings and decorative bands with gold accents.

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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

Ornamental Design [verso]

Italian 18th Century

1700

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Bury Street Gallery [William Drummond], London); purchased by William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA, November 1986; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1986

  • Bernheimer Gallery, London, November-December 1986.

Bibliography

1993

  • National Gallery of Art. Drawings from the O'Neal Collection. Exh. cat. Washington, 1993, checklist p. 97 (recto reproduced).

Inscriptions

across top in brown ink: [illegible] del Cabinetto di Musica

Wikidata ID

Q64579030

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