Draft of a Ceiling, 1662-1709

ArtistAndrea Pozzo, Trento 1642–1709 Wien

MediumBlack and brown pen, ink in light brown, dark brown, red, yellow, blue, heightened with white

Sheet dimensions59,9 × 50,7 cm

Status

on display, room 004.1

About the workIt is fascinating to see how pen and coloured ink on brown paper create the illusion of an almost infinite space. Andrea Pozzo was not only active as a painter, but also as an architect. He specialised in so-called "quadrature painting", in which painted architecture visually expands the actual space and seemingly opens it up to the sky. As the author of a treatise on architectural theory, Pozzo passed on his knowledge of the use of perspective to other artists..

AccessionCollection of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Provenance[...]; seit 1932 Dauerleihgabe der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Inventory numberKA (FP) 1984

Architecture
Ornament
Baroque

Contact

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