Austrian Old Master Baroque Oil on Canvas Painting Architecture Allegory Cherubs Franz Xaver Karl Palko 1750 Mid-Century Modern William Trost Richards

William Trost Richards

the sides having corresponding featherbanded panels

Each rectangular plaque stands in the original carved teak stand

circa 1840

The bust meant to be an interpretation of the ancient Greek beauty Phryne

Austrian Old Master Baroque Oil on Canvas Painting Architecture Allegory Cherubs Franz Xaver Karl Palko 1750 Mid-Century Modern William Trost RichardsAn important & large oil on canvas Baroque painting by the Bohemian Old Master artist, Franz Xaver Karl Palko (1724 1767), an allegory of architecture, circa 1750. The painting depicts a heavenly scene with a host of cherbs, some hold floral arrangements, the cherbs with their modesty covered with sheets of silk. To the lower part of the painting there are two cherubs, one cherub with a square & compass and a sketch of a timbered house. The painting