Austrian Old Master Baroque Oil on Canvas Painting Architecture Allegory Cherubs Franz Xaver Karl Palko 1750 Paintings The press having an upper

The press having an upper frame with a large turned wooden screw with a turning handle that operates a platform to apply pressure to the press

the polychrome decoration is predominantly intact & in good condition

18th May 2012 for 3

with aqueous medium

Austrian Old Master Baroque Oil on Canvas Painting Architecture Allegory Cherubs Franz Xaver Karl Palko 1750 Paintings The press having an upperAn 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