Floral decoration with open curtain

Floral decoration with open curtain

Origin

Kyparissos House, Skamneli Zagori

Period

About 1873

Material

Egg tempera, Mural painting

Description

Oval frame surrounds bouquet of red and blue flowers. The bouquet is projected onto a cool blue plain. Rococo floral decoration, in cool tones and on a plain of coarse red, surrounds the oval frame with the bouquet. The whole composition is framed by an open red curtain, which refers to the baroque.

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