Three Designs for Ceiling or Wall Painting in Neo-Classic Grottesche Style

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1979.82.B
People: Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Italian (Palmanova 1762 - 1844 Milan)
Title: Three Designs for Ceiling or Wall Painting in Neo-Classic Grottesche Style
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 18th-19th century
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Veneto, Venice
Culture: Italian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/295751

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Watercolor, with accents of gouache, over graphite on cream wove paper
Dimensions: actual: 12.8 x 8.6 cm (5 1/16 x 3 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Philip and Frances L. Hofer, Cambridge, Massachusetts; bequest of Frances L. Hofer, 1979.82.B

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Frances L. Hofer
Accession Year: 1979
Object Number: 1979.82.B
Division: European and American Art
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Publication History

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison: pittore e disegnatore, exh. cat. (Milan, 1997), p. 88

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