Sheet with Two Designs for Ceiling Decorations, from 'Plafons à la Romaine', Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682, Jean Le Pautre, French, 1618–1682, Etching on paper, Two quarters are shown separated by a stripe with the scale. At left: oblong central representation with Mars chasing a giant. At right: circular central representation with two fleeing giants. Captives and trophies of arms occur in either design. Reverse: Men at a ball game; a watcher sits sidewise on a bench. A house in the central distance., France, 1665, Print

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