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GIOVANNI GUERRA AND DOMENICO MARIA VIANI. Ceiling with Allegorical Figures and the Arms of Pope Sixtus V (Guerra's outer drawing); Saint Joseph and the Christ Child (Viani's central drawing). Dated: outer drawing c. 1587; central drawing after 1690; attachments c. 1700-1725. Dimensions: center section (octagon): 23.3 x 16.2 cm (9 3/16 x 6 3/8 in.) Overall (ceiling design): 51.1 x 41.8 cm (20 1/8 x 16 7/16 in.) mount: 53.3 x 44 cm (21 x 17 5/16 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on heavy laid paper (outer drawing); graphite on heavy laid paper (central drawing); gold leaf borders and paper cut-outs adhered to oculi (Talman additions).

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GIOVANNI GUERRA AND DOMENICO MARIA VIANI (1544-1618)

Caption:

Ceiling with Allegorical Figures and the Arms of Pope Sixtus V (Guerra's outer drawing); Saint Joseph and the Christ Child (Viani's central drawing). Dated: outer drawing c. 1587; central drawing after 1690; attachments c. 1700-1725. Dimensions: center section (octagon): 23.3 x 16.2 cm (9 3/16 x 6 3/8 in.) Overall (ceiling design): 51.1 x 41.8 cm (20 1/8 x 16 7/16 in.) mount: 53.3 x 44 cm (21 x 17 5/16 in.). Medium: pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on heavy laid paper (outer drawing); graphite on heavy laid paper (central drawing); gold leaf borders and paper cut-outs adhered to oculi (Talman additions).

Technique/material:

pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on heavy laid paper (outer drawing); graphite on heavy laid paper (central drawing); gold leaf borders and paper cut-outs adhered to oculi (Talman additions)

Museum:

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Credit:

Album / National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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Image size:

3465 x 4200 px | 41.6 MB

Print size:

29.3 x 35.6 cm | 11.6 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

DRAWING • GIOVANNI GUERRA AND DOMENICO MARIA VIANI • NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, WASHINGTON DC • PEN AND BROWN INK WITH BROWN WASH OVER BLACK CHALK ON HEAVY LAID PAPER (OUTER DRAWING); GRAPHITE ON HEAVY LAID PAPER (CENTRAL DRAWING); GOLD LEAF BORDERS AND PAPER CUT-OUTS ADHERED TO OCULI (TALMAN ADDITIONS) • ROMAN