Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 240
ere treated witha certain bigness of composition and scale and in amanner that demanded little of carved ornament, the 168 ITALIAN BAROQUE ORNAMENT interiors were often fairly riotous with showy decora-tion. Columns, pilasters and panels were veneeredwith strongly veined and rich-colored… … Fig. 129.—One Quarter of a Stucco Ceiliistg, Palazzo Mattei, Rome. used for ceilings and for many architectural features,with an extraordinary profusion of rich details inpanels, scrolls, enriched moldings, cartouches, gro-tesques and human figures (Fig. 129; Figure 44). Thevariety of these plaster…
Decoration and ornament
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