Presentation drawing for a Rococo trompe-l'oeil ceiling

People:

Gilles-Marie Oppenord (draughtsman)
Gilles-Marie Oppenord (interior designer)

Title:

Presentation drawing for a Rococo trompe-l'oeil ceiling

Date:

1714-1742

Description:

- This presentation drawing depicts a rectangular ceiling with a central oval compartment from which six trompe-l'oeil columns, decorated with a spiral motif, emanate at equidistant intervals. The compartments between the "columns" are decorated with grotesque motifs, and the areas at the juncture of the cornice and "columns" depict either busts of putti protruding from Rocaille, or various types of urns.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

presentation drawing

Technique and media:

Pen and brown ink with watercolour over black chalk

Dimensions:

sheet: 18.4 x 26.4 cm

Reference number:

DR1967:0006

Drawing Type:

rendering

Point of View:

interior view

Subject:

interior design

Subject Descriptive Terms:

compartment ceiling
Rococo

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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