Presentation Drawing for the Ceiling Fresco of the Ognissanti

c. 1769

Giuseppe Benucci

Associated Names
Giuseppe Benucci

Artist, Italian, active c. 1769

This is a drawing of an architectural design for a decorative ceiling. The drawing features a detailed perspective of a Baroque-style ceiling, with various moldings, arches, panels, ornamental motifs, and balustrades. The color scheme is grey and golden, with shading emphasizing the architectural features.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with gray and brown wash and watercolor over traces of chalk on four joined pieces of laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Director's Discretionary Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 43.2 x 145.2 cm (17 x 57 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.118.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Saul Steinberg, New York; (Richard Feigen, New York); purchased 2000 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2004

  • Six Centuries of Prints and Drawings: Recent Acquisitions, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2004 - 2005

2023

  • Looking Up: Studies for Ceilings, 1550-1800, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2023.

Inscriptions

by the artist, in center in black ink: Bd. 5 3/4 / B.d 11 1/4

Wikidata ID

Q64572474

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