Design for a Ceiling

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Artist: Leonardo Marini (Italian, Piedmontese documented ca. 1730–after 1797)
Date: 1774–78
Medium: Graphite or leadpoint; some pen and brown ink
Dimensions: 19-5/8 x 13-9/16 in. (49.9 x 34.5 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift of Leon Dalva Sr., 1965
Accession no.: 65.654.41

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s open-access data does not include an ownership history for this work. See the museum’s page for this work.

Design for a Wall and a Ceiling Decoration
Leonardo Marini
1774–78 · Drawing
Museum collection · via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00020646
Design for One Eighth of a Ceiling of a Reception Room at the Royal Palace at Moncalieri
Leonardo Marini
1774–78 · Drawing
Museum collection · via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00020647
Design for the Interior of a Gallery of a Palace
Leonardo Marini
1760–97 · Drawing
Museum collection · via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00020648
Design for a Stage Set: A Classical Courtyard and Colonnade with a Statue of Minerva
Leonardo Marini
1780–90 · Drawing
Museum collection · via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00020650

Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.