Ceiling Decoration, Detail of (From a Restoration)

Randolph F. Miller

National Gallery of Art

The image displays four distinct circular patterns featuring intricate geometric shapes and symmetrical lines. The designs have an abstract quality. The top left design shows petal-like yellow shapes radiating from a central red circular form with smaller blue scalloped edging. The top right design shows a starburst pattern with alternating red and blue wedge shapes bordered by a scalloped edge. The bottom left design presents a more petal-oriented pattern with heart-like red and blue shapes and a central circular focal point. The bottom right design combines concentric circles and layers of scalloped forms alternating in blue and yellow. Each design is outlined in bold red lines.