Austrian Old Master Baroque Oil on Canvas Painting Architecture Allegory Cherubs Franz Xaver Karl Palko 1750 Decorative Arts The plaque mounted in its

The plaque mounted in its original gilt framed case  of "Black Eagle

Sauerwein accompanied the artist Charles Craig on a trip to the Ute reservation in southwestern Colorado

There has been some confusion about the origin of the surname "Nilus" in Russia

circa 1825

Austrian Old Master Baroque Oil on Canvas Painting Architecture Allegory Cherubs Franz Xaver Karl Palko 1750 Decorative Arts The plaque mounted in itsAn 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