plafond
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On the plafond is a painting representing the discovery of America by Columbus; for the Genoese duly appreciate, and never can forget their illustrious countryman.
From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Frye, Major W. E
Ingres, too, who in those days was considered the greatest draughtsman since the time of Raphael, had contributed a masterpiece to the decoration of the hall, a plafond, "The Apotheosis of Napoleon I."
From Fragments of an Autobiography by Moscheles, Felix
Nothing can be more rich than this plafond.
From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Frye, Major W. E
Oui, messieurs, he was right, and such a plafond is not produced in a day.
From Fragments of an Autobiography by Moscheles, Felix
On the plafond of the Pergola is an allegorical painting representing the restored Kings of Europe replaced on their thrones by Valor and Justice.
From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Frye, Major W. E
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