Austrian Old Master Baroque Oil on Canvas Painting Architecture Allegory Cherubs Franz Xaver Karl Palko 1750 Paintings The frame is of inverted

The frame is of inverted ogee form and is finely engraved

The bookcases having the original adjustable shelves

the polychrome decoration is predominantly intact & in good condition

Oregon where they built a studio onto their house

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

Austrian Old Master Baroque Oil on Canvas Painting Architecture Allegory Cherubs Franz Xaver Karl Palko 1750 Paintings The frame is of invertedAn 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