19th Century Ceiling Designs

A collection of ornate ceiling designs featuring intricate patterns, decorative flourishes, and motifs, showcasing artistic styles from the 19th century. Varied color palettes and themes.

Luc-Olivier Merson (1846-1920). The months: August (sea baths - Price distribution - Excursionists - Gymnastics companies). Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 37957-7 August, arabesque, sea bath, chew, floral decor, price distribution, excursionist, month, ceiling, gymnastics society, classical statue

Ceiling design for a house on the rue Velezai. Artist: Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise (French, died 1897); Eugène-Pierre Gourdet (French, born Paris, 1820-1889). Dimensions: sheet: 5 5/8 x 12 in. (14.3 x 30.5 cm). Date: second half 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ceiling Design with Nymph on Dolphin 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British. Ceiling Design with Nymph on Dolphin 386511

Deign for a ceiling a a trompe l'oeil sky. Artist: Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise (French, died 1897); Eugène-Pierre Gourdet (French, born Paris, 1820-1889). Dimensions: Overall: 19 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. (50.1 x 34.3 cm). Date: second half 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Wallpaper J. Z. Zuber & Cie.. , ca. 1900. Paper, 19 5/8 x 17 in. (49.8 x 43.2 cm). Decorative Arts ca. 1900

Hector-Jean-Baptiste Espouy (1854-1929). "Sketch for the vault of the pink palace staircase (Hôtel de Castellane, avenue du Bois)", 1896. Oil on canvas. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 27098-14 Arrondissement 16th XVI 16th 16th 16, avenue du Bois, Decoration, Staircase, Sketch, Hotel de Castellane, Particular Hotel, Wood oil, Pink Palace, Voute

Design for Cove Section second half 19th century Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise French. Design for Cove Section 345656

Luc-Olivier Merson (1846-1920). The months: August (sea baths - Price distribution - Excursionists - Gymnastics companies). Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 37957-7 August, arabesque, sea bath, chew, floral decor, price distribution, excursionist, month, ceiling, gymnastics society, classical statue

British, Rococo frame, Unknown framemaker, mid-18th century, Carved wood, later oil and water gilding over original gilding

PLATO DE CERAMICA DE TALAVERA DE LA REINA POLICROMADO. Location: MUSEE D'ARTS DECORATIFS. MADRID. SPAIN.

Drawing, Design for a Wall Painting: View of an Imaginary Room; France & Italy; pen and ink, bistre wash on paper

Frame. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper. Date: 1746-1809. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Bas-relief de la partie supérieure de la voute. Vestibule octogone.. Louis-Émile Durandelle (French, 1839 - 1917)

Frieze; machine-printed paper, die-cut; 134 x 38 cm (52 3/4 x 14 15/16 in.)

Wilkinson Tracing, Design for inlaid decoration, 1820. Ink on tracing paper. Designer: George Bullock. Draughtsman: Thomas Wilkinson

Carved Stone Arch Over Doorway. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 35.3 cm (11 x 13 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Emile Cero.

British, Provincial Rococo frame, Unknown framemaker, 2nd quarter of 18th century, Carved wood, later oil gilding over original gilding and sanded frieze

Fireplace with ornamental mirror in an interior, 1863 Portraits of a man and woman and a painting of a standing naked woman hang in the interior. Leaf 9 Recto from a sketchbook with 58 sheets. paper. watercolor (paint). ink. pencil pen / brush interior of the house. chimney-piece, mantelpiece. mirror. picture, painting

British, 'Carlo Maratta' frame, Unknown framemaker, 2nd half of 18th century, Wood and compo, later oil gilding over original oil and water gilding

Mildred E Bent, Stencilled Wall, 1935 1942 Stencilled Wall

Front of the recess wardrobe with double -leaf, rectangular doors and volute -culmination, from the collection of Stanisław Ursyn -Rusiecki, in the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw from 1915 - a general view at the front; Sztolcman, Władysław Roman (1873-1950); 1915 (before 15.05.1915) (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);

Theatrical scenic painting by Alexander Yakovlevich Golovin, tempera on canvas, 1910, 1863-1930, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Russian Museum, 79x118, 5

A variation of -1416. The main difference is the low base on the lid. On top sits St. John the Baptist, as a boy, with the cross staff. Usual background. Date: ca. 1775. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Tapestry Depicting Venus, Symbolizing Spring. Portière with Venus, as Personification of Spring, surrounded by grotesken and the sign of Ram, Bull and Gemini, from a series of gods, seasons, elements and signs of the zodiac.

Troy Triptych, 1872-1898 By Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Greek Mythology, Oil Painting, Pre-Raphaelite, Triptych

British 'Carlo Maratta' - Neoclassical variant frame, Unknown framemaker, 2nd half of 18th century, Carved wood and compo, later patinated oil and water gilding over original gilding

Clock - Lyre Type. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 33.7 x 50.6 cm (13 1/4 x 19 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 48 1/2"high x 6'9 1/2" wide; 7"deep. Medium: gouache, watercolor, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Rex F. Bush.

British, Louis XIV- Régence style frame, Unknown framemaker, 2nd quarter of 18th century, Carved wood, partial later regilding

Frieze, Kayser & Allman, Machine-printed paper, Large foliate medallions containing floral bouquet, alternate with group of three floral wreaths. A band of floral wreaths runs along the bottom edge. Background shades from light tan at top to dark tan at bottom., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1905-1915, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Dado, Block-printed on handmade paper, Long horizontal rectangle. Brown and yellow moldings along upper and lower edges. Major motif on brown ground is acanthus rinceau. This enframes alternately two grisaille motifs: a kneeling winged boy with harp, and a basket of flowers. Green horizontal bands., France, 1800-1810, Wallcoverings, Dado

Partial design for ceiling decoration with clouds and roses 1830-97 Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise French. Partial design for ceiling decoration with clouds and roses 385116

Partial design for the painted decoration of a ceiling 1830-97 Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise French. Partial design for the painted decoration of a ceiling 385050

Portrait of Giovanni Gastone de'Medici. Filippo della Valle (active Italy, Rome and Florence, 1698-1768). Italy, Florence, circa 1723. Sculpture. Marble (set in gilded frame)

Frieze, Block-printed paper, Half figure with a female head and torso, morphing into an acanthus foliate base. Directly behind this figure is a pendant ancanthus anthemion, followed by what appears to be another half figure, a mirror image of the prior. which is the mirror image. These three elements form a pilaster supporting a narrow capital and cable molding. The ground is printed in imitation of geen stone., France, 1800-1820, Wallcoverings, Frieze

Plaque, Tortoiseshell, pewter, brass, bone, A. On a tortoise shell ground the Laocoon Group inlaid in pewter (bodies), brass (pedestal and snakes) and bone (drapery), engraved with hatchings and cross etchings. B. Frame with three undulating moldings. Brass suspension ring on back., France, 17th century, ornament, Decorative Arts, Plaque

Design for a Door Wall. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, lined. Date: 1746-1809. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Design for the decoration of a pentagonal ceiling. Artist: Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise (French, died 1897); Eugène-Pierre Gourdet (French, born Paris, 1820-1889). Dimensions: Overall: 10 3/8 x 14 3/4 in. (26.4 x 37.5 cm)image: 9 3/16 x 9 9/16 in. (23.3 x 24.3 cm). Date: 1830-97. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

CONSOLA DE LA EPOCA DE FELIPE V - S XVIII. Location: PALACIO REAL DE EL PARDO. MADRID. SPAIN.

Mirror frame. Culture: British. Dimensions: H. 23 3/4 x W. 19 1/2 inches (60.3 x 49.5 cm). Date: third quarter 17th century.Improvements in English domestic glass production in the second half of the century coincided with the fashion for raised-work embroidery and resulted in the production of some of the most spectacular examples of embroidered household furnishings of the seventeenth century.The three-dimensionality of the embroidery and the creative use of materials on this example are very impressive. The tail feathers of the peacock are created from fragments of actual bird feathers, there are tiny shells and bits of coral in the grotto surrounding the fish pond, and the costumes of the courting couple include details such as real lace trimmings and seed pearls.The decoration of this mirror refers to a marital union, symbolized by the couple flanking the mirror glass, the two manor houses above them, and the figure of Harmony, in the guise of a young woman playing a lute, at t

Ceiling painting in the baroque church of St. Andrew, Nesselwang, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

RECTORADO-RELIEVE DEL CARDENAL CISNEROS-(1436-1517)-RENACIMIENTO ESPAÑOL-ALABASTRO. Author: FELIPE BIGARNY (1475/1543). Location: UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE-CIUDAD UNIVERSITARIA. MADRID. SPAIN. CARDENAL CISNEROS (1436-1517). FRANCISCO JIMÉNEZ DE CISNEROS (1436-1517).

Headboard. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 30.6 x 40.6 cm (12 1/16 x 16 in.) Original IAD Object: Carved headboard: 19 x 58. Bed: 10' high, 9' long, 7' wide.. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, graphite and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gordon Saltar.

SILLA DE MANO DE FELIPE VI - SIGLO XVIII. Author: FRANÇOIS BOUCHER (1703-1770). Location: PALACIO REAL-OBJETOS. MADRID. SPAIN.

Dado. Date/Period: 1850-99. Dado. Block-printed on machine-made paper. Height: 1,515 mm (59.64 in); Width: 565 mm (22.24 in). Author: UNKNOWN.

Frieze (USA); hand painted in oil pigments on canvas

Eventail: "great view of the port of Marseille; revolutionary attributes at the center; back, Marseillais' march. Revolution". Paper, gouache engraving, rosewood, ivory nets on the guards. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 99158-24

Balustrade, spiral column and decorations, detail from the fresco by the Galliari brothers, 1750-1760, ballroom (Salone delle Feste), first floor (piano nobile), Villa Arconati, Castellazzo di Bollate, Lombardy, Italy, 18th century.

Inlaid of Monteoliveto Abbey choir, by Giocondo da Verona Giovanni Fra, 16th Century, wooden tarsias. Italy, Tuscany, Chiusure, Siena, Monte Oliveto Maggiore Abbey. Detail. Wooden intarsia: inlays books hourglass landscape birds.

Bas-reliefs and classical decorations on the main staircase, Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti palace, 1565, sestiere San Marco district, Grand Canal, Gothic architecture, Italian Gothic, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Draft for a Pompejan-style room by Johann Julius Romano von Ringe around 1845 with portraits embedded in a frieze, executed in pencil and watercolor, showing architectural and decorative details.

GSELL-Laurent workshop. Album n ° 3; stained glass project: medallion with crowned dove. Pencil, ink of China, watercolor. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Album n ° 3, aureoline dove, pencil, china ink, medallion, project, stained glass, watercolor

Anton Kern A Ceiling with Apollo (1740s) Anton Kern (Bohemian, 1709 - 1747 ), A Ceiling with Apollo Presiding over Military and Historical Learning, 1740s, watercolor, pen and gray ink over traces of black chalk on laid paper, Diane Allen Nixon and Ailsa Mellon Bruce and Professor William B. O'Neal Funds

Dzieci Zygmunta Krasińskiego - Władysław, Zygmunt, Maria i Eliza. Winterhalter, Franz Xaver (1805-1873), painter

Design for the decoration of a ceiling cove and moulding. Artist: Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise (French, died 1897); Eugène-Pierre Gourdet (French, born Paris, 1820-1889). Dimensions: Overall: 8 1/4 x 10 13/16 in. (21 x 27.5 cm)image: 3 15/16 x 7 15/16 in. (10 x 20.1 cm). Date: 1830-97. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Frescos and stones inlay in a wall of the Taj Mahal

Crucifix, 1287-1288, by Cenni di Pepo known as Cimabue (ca 1240-before 1302), after the damage of 1966 Flood, Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1982), Tuscany, Italy, 13th century. Detail.

British, 'Carlo Maratta' frame, Unknown framemaker, late 18th to early 19th century, Carved wood, later oil gilding over original oil and water gilding

British, Louis XV frame, Unknown framemaker, mid-18th century, Carved wood, later oil gilding over original gilding and sanded rail

Komsomolskaya Metro station in the Krasnoselsky District, Moscow. The station is noted for its being located under the busiest Moscow transport hub, Komsomolskaya Square. the first southern segment of the Koltsevaya line is dedicated to the victory over Nazi Germany, the northern segment is dedicated to the theme of post-war labour. Komsomolskaya, however, is a clear exception: lead designer Alexey Shchusev designed it as an illustration of a historical speech given by Joseph Stalin November 7, 1941. In this speech, Stalin evoked the memories of Alexander Nevsky, Dmitry Donskoy and other military leaders of the past, and all these historical figures eventually appeared on the mosaics of Komsomolskaya.

The Choir, The Cantoria, by Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi known as Donatello, 1433 - 1438, 15th Century, white marble, partially gilded with insertion of glass tesserae, porphyry, bronze. Italy: Tuscany: Florence: Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore Museum. Whole artwork. Choir view marble figures columns decoration

Drawing, Section of wall, bedroom of Marie Antoinette, Palace of Fontainebleau, France; Frederick Marschall; USA; brush and watercolor, tempera on heavy paper; 46.2 x 33.1 cm (18 3/16 x 13 1/16 in.)

Window with Roman medallion portrait in a cartouche, anonymous, c. 1550 - c. 1600 Window with Roman medallion portrait in a cartouche. Number C and D together in one window. glass. lead (metal). Window with Roman medallion portrait in a cartouche. Number C and D together in one window. glass. lead (metal).

Mantel 1830-1845 Staffordshire. Ironstone (white earthenware), underglaze polychrome enamels, and gilding . Staffordshire Potteries

Plafond tapestry. unknown, author

British, Provincial Rococo frame, Unknown framemaker, mid-18th century, Carved wood, later oil and water gilding over original gilding, Frame: 24 × 28 × 3 inches (61 × 71.1 × 7.6 cm)

Small altarpiece of Saint Martha. Workshop of the Southern Netherlands. Carved, gilded and polychromed wood. Pedralbes Monastery Museum. Barcelona. Spain. Author: ANONYMOUS.

Przeszo Przyszoci unknown

Inlaid of Monteoliveto Abbey choir, by Giocondo da Verona Giovanni Fra, 16th Century, wooden tarsias. Italy, Tuscany, Chiusure, Siena, Monte Oliveto Maggiore Abbey. Detail. Wooden intarsia: inlays ideal building skull pyx.

Cabinet in oak with brass panels designed by Pugin and executed by Crace of London.. Wyatt, M. Digby (Matthew Digby), Sir, 1820-1877. Prints. 1852. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Decorative arts , Exhibitions, Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)

Drawing, Projet pour un salon de musique (Design for a Wall Elevation in a Music Room); Unknown (French); brush and watercolor, gouache, pen and black ink on off-white laid paper; Frame H x W x D: 60 x 75.6 x 2.5 cm (23 5/8 x 29 3/4 x 1 in.) Sheet: 33.3 x 53.2 cm (13 1/8 x 20 15/16 in.); Thaw Collection; 2007-27-14

British, 'Carlo Maratta' frame, Unknown framemaker, 4th quarter of 18th century, Carved wood, later gilding over original gilding

ARCA CUBIERTA-MANTO DE LA TORA-ITALIA-S XVIII. Location: INSTITUTO DE QUIMICA FISICA BLAS CABRERA DEL CSIC. MADRID. SPAIN.

Design for Curtains 1841-1917 Charles Hindley and Sons British. Design for Curtains 367457

Stage design: portal hanger for stage design model

British, 'Carlo Maratta' frame, Unknown framemaker, 19th century, Compo, later patinated oil and water gilding over original gilding, Frame: 44 × 36 × 3 inches (111.8 × 91.4 × 7.6 cm)

Design for Ceiling: Gallery of Chteau de Magnitot (recto); Decorative Design (verso) second half 19th century Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise French. Design for Ceiling: Gallery of Chteau de Magnitot (recto); Decorative Design (verso). Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise (French, died 1897). second half 19th century. Watercolor, gouache, and gilt. Drawings

Window with lot and his daughters, anonymous, c. 1500 - c. 1510 A stained glass, representing Lot and his daughters. Northern Netherlands (possibly) glass. lead (metal).. silver stain A stained glass, representing Lot and his daughters. Northern Netherlands (possibly) glass. lead (metal).. silver stain

The Liberation of the Heretic Petrus - Detail from St. Francis is Liberating Petrus of a Life by Giotto, fresco, ca.1266-1337, Italian, Italy, Assisi, Church of San Francesco, 1295/1300

Relief plate with the motif of two men in the landscape unknown

PLACA DE PLATA REPUJADA-1781- RESURRECCION DE JESUCRISTO. Author: JOSE GIARDONI (1744-1804). Location: MUSEE D'ARTS DECORATIFS. MADRID. SPAIN. JESUS. CRISTO RESUCITADO.

Rococo hall, stucco detail, allegory of the arts

Germany, Bavaria, Berchtesgaden, sgraffito building detail

Coffered ceiling in the Scuola del Santo, Padua, Italy, 16th century. The Scuola del Santo or Scoletta was the headquarters of the Archconfraternity of St Anthony of Padua. Cassettendecke in der Scuola del Santo (XVI Jahrh), Padua. Chromolithograph from Ernst Ewalds Farbige decorationen, alter und never Zeit (Color decoration, ancient and new eras), Ernst Wasmuth, Berlin, 1889.

Window with a navy show in a coat of arms with caption "Pieter Claesz Nannes van Midwout. Genesis 16 & 29 Anno 1608", Anonymous, 1608 Window with a navy show in a coat of arms with caption "Pieter Claesz Nannes van Midwout. Genesis 16 & 29 Anno 1698". glass. lead (metal). Window with a navy show in a coat of arms with caption "Pieter Claesz Nannes van Midwout. Genesis 16 & 29 Anno 1698". glass. lead (metal).

Wall painting from Room F of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale ca. 50-40 B.C. Roman Section of wall and floor with column, a vine-leaf on panelling: from small room near the summer triclinium.The Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale: A Virtual Tour. Wall painting from Room F of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale 247015

Chinese figures, Anonymous, 1600 - 1699 Two paint panels from Coromandellak, summarized in European list, with a representation of Chinese figures. China . Two paint panels from Coromandellak, summarized in European list, with a representation of Chinese figures. China .

Robert WR Taylor, Restoration Drawing, 1935 1942 Restoration Drawing

Fireplace screen with presentation of a nude female figure that picks grapes, Theo Nieuwenhuis, c. 1910 The object consists of a coromandel wooden frame placed on two feet and a brass plate, which is driven, stabbed, punched and cut. The styles of the frame have rounded corners and are inlaid with strips of rosewood. The somewhat curved upper style is decorated with stabbed rank ornament. A naked female figure is shown in the brass plate. She picks a grape from a cluster hanging on one of the two stylized vines. These are equipped with leaves, grapes bunches and bonds and stand between two rectangular surfaces, with four vertical strips, in which grapes and ornament in the shape of a Greek cross are cut out. Amsterdam frame:. Insert work: Rosewood (Wood). Plate: Brass (Alloy) inlay (process) / sawing The object consists of a coromandel wooden frame placed on two feet and a brass plate, which is driven, stabbed, punched and cut. The styles of the frame have rounded corners and are inlai

Sormani widow Paul & Fils, Buvard door (main title), 1878. Placing of rosewood, textiles, metal (galvanoplasty). Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Design for White Curtains with White Fringes and a Gold and White Pediment. Artist: Anonymous, British, 19th century. Dimensions: sheet: 8 9/16 x 15 3/16 in. (21.8 x 38.5 cm). Date: early 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Optics Anonymous. Optics. Oil on canvas. 1737.

Olbrich Joseph Maria (1867-1908), Stuckdecke, Mannheim (1913): View of a ceiling design during the Mannheim exhibition. Photo on cardboard, 64.8 x 87.9 cm (including scan edges) Olbrich Joseph Maria (1867-1908): Stuckdecke, Mannheim

Design for the room wall in the room of Jan de Groot, Keizersgracht 187. Draughtsman: Jurriaan Andriessen. Dating: c. 1781 and/or c. 1752 - c. 1819. Measurements: h 242 mm × w 464 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Jurriaan Andriessen.

Arqueta de Joan Busquets. Siglo XX. M.A.D.B.

Wood inlays, by Pietro Antonio degli Abati, 15th Century, 1462-1504, carving wood,

British Louis XIV- Régence style frame, Unknown framemaker, 2nd quarter of 18th century, Carved wood, later lacquered oil gilding over original gilding, Frame: 39 1/8 × 55 × 3 1/8 inches (99.4 × 139.7 × 7.9 cm)

ARTE GOTICO. ESPAÑA. OSTENTORIO / RETABLO (1587). Obra del orfebre Llàtzer de la Castanya. Realizado en plata sobredorada y con elementos de fundido (123,5cm x 47,2 cm x 47,2cm). Tesoro de la iglesia parroquial de Santa Maria del Pi. Barcelona. Cataluña.

Wallpaper In Ashford Castle; County Galway, Ireland

Armchair. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 35.4 x 24.1 cm (13 15/16 x 9 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, pen and ink and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edward A. Darby.

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