Caption

Ceiling and cartouche, Varie soffiti, print, album page, ornamental print, In the lower left corner sits a sphinx on a cartouche, with a variant for the right half. From a series of 6 sheets with reverse-sided copies after an untitled series by Jean Lepautre, first published around 1650. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Cornelis Galle (II), Antwerp, after design by Jean Lepautre, after 1650 - before 1678, paper, etching, height 220 mm x width 148 mm, ornaments, art, (decorated) ceiling, sphinx (lion, woman), 'Sphinge' (Ripa), The image shows an ornate black and white engraving featuring decorative scrollwork and stylized floral garlands, a reclining cherublike figure holding drapery near a fan-shaped decorative element, a classical mask with flowing drapery and foliage above a beastlike head entwined with leaves, several nude human figures integrated into the swirling ornamental forms, a goatlike head near the center surrounded by small human figures, and various carved volutes and acanthus-like leaves filling the composition.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B45_169

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.1Mb (6.9Mb) / 11.9in x 17.4in / 3556 x 5217 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ceiling cartouche Varie soffiti print album page ornamental print lower left corner sits sphinx variant right half series 6 sheets reverse-sided copies untitled series Jean Lepautre first published 1650 Print part album printmaker Cornelis Galle Ii Antwerp design 1650 - 1678 paper etching height 220 mm x width 148 mm ornaments art decorated ceiling lion woman Sphinge Ripa image ornate black white engraving featuring decorative scrollwork stylized floral garlands reclining cherublike figure holding drapery near fan-shaped decorative element classical mask flowing drapery foliage beastlike head entwined leaves several nude human figures integrated swirling ornamental forms goatlike head near center surrounded small human figures various carved volutes acanthus- leaves filling composition