Ceiling Decoration with the Four Continents and the Signs of the Zodiac, Anonymous, French, 17th century, second half 17th c

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Ceiling Decoration with the Four Continents and the Signs of the Zodiac, second half 17th century, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown, gray, and red wash, heightened with white, over red and black chalk, 15 9/16 x 20 7/8 in. ( x 53 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, French, 17th century, Based on its style, this ceiling design appears to be French, dating to the late seventeenth or perhaps the beginning of the eighteenth century. Apollo, holding his attribute of the lyre, appears at center, traversing the sky and following the arc of the zodiac

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Size: 5134px × 3857px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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