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Grey wash drawing of an octagonal ceiling design with draped figures, clouds and stars around a central male figure.

Study for "Zodiac"

A grey wash and charcoal study on paper shows an octagonal ceiling composition filled with swirling clouds and draped figures. A standing male figure with raised arms commands the centre, surrounded by reclining women and a small cherub-like figure below, with scattered stars across the sky.

Artist
Francis Augustus Lathrop
Date
ca. 1894
Medium
Charcoal, brush and wash, graphite on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 3398 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1899).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Estudio para Zodiaco, diseño de techo con figuras

Un estudio en lavado gris y carboncillo sobre papel muestra una composición octogonal de techo llena de nubes arremolinadas y figuras drapeadas. Una figura masculina de pie, con los brazos levantados, domina el centro, rodeada de mujeres reclinadas y una pequeña figura querúbica abajo.

Português: Estudo para Zodíaco, desenho de teto com figuras

Um estudo em aguada cinza e carvão sobre papel mostra uma composição octogonal de teto preenchida por nuvens redemoinhando e figuras drapeadas. Uma figura masculina em pé, de braços erguidos, domina o centro, cercada por mulheres reclinadas e uma pequena figura querúbica abaixo.

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