Ceiling Detail, Grand Foyer, Palais Garnier, Paris, France
Silent Sunday
Ceiling Detail, Grand Foyer, Palais Garnier, Paris, France
Apse Ceiling Vault, 14th century, Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy
Storks, ceiling painting, Johannes Larsen, Queen’s Reference Library, Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Johannes Larsen (1867 – 1961) was a Danish nature painter noted for his images of birds. This ceiling painting in the Queen’s Reference Library at Christiansborg Palace is one of several he painted in public buildings.
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Ceiling painting, Temple at Medinet Habu, Egypt
Section of painted ceiling from the Mortuary Temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu. Ramses III reigned from 1186–1155 BC. Some consider him the last great Pharaoh. The temple, one of the largest memorial temples in Egypt, is on the west bank of the Nile, near Luxor. Some interior room walls and ceilings have retained sections of painted stucco. The winged disk is a symbol of the sun god and is found in various forms throughout Egyptian and Near Eastern art. It is associated with divinity, royalty and power.
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Library corner decoration, Morgan Museum and Library, New York City, New York
Library corner decoration, Morgan Museum and Library, New York City, New York
Ceiling corner decorations in Mr. Morgan’s library, one of the historic rooms in the Morgan Library & Museum, New York City, New York. Built for J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) between 1902 and 1906 as a Renaissance-style palazzo, the once private library possesses a stunning collection of medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts, several of which are on display. The collection also includes literary and historical manuscripts, early printed books, author and artist correspondence and papers, old master drawings and prints, and an important collection of music manuscripts.
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