The Marlborough House ceiling by Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi
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ORAZIO GENTILESCHI (1563-1639) & ARTEMISIA GENTILESCHI (1593-1652)
Personification of Music
c. 1635-8RCIN 408465
A seated female figure of Music, facing half to the right, her head turned quarter to the left and looking down; with a wreath on her head and holding a lira da braccio; against a cloud background
The image of the complete ceiling is an attempt at arranging photographic reproductions of the canvases in their original location at The Queen's House during the 1980s.
The image of the complete ceiling is an attempt at arranging photographic reproductions of the canvases in their original location at The Queen's House during the 1980s.