Ceiling Ornament

Dana Bartlett

National Gallery of Art

This image features a symmetrical design with central vertical lines. Zigzagging lines extend horizontally from the center. At the core, there are patterns that evoke the shape of a pine cone, with intricate, overlapping scales, while two sets of wings with blue and orange feathers stretch outward. The repeated use of triangular arrowhead shapes at the ends of the lines and zigzags form an intricate and abstract design.