Designer:

Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823  Search this

Medium:

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite on cream laid paper

Dimensions:

12.3 x 25.5 cm (4 13/16 x 10 1/16 in.)

Type:

architecture, interiors

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

Italy

Date:

ca. 1790

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Vulcan forging arrows which are collected by putti. Venus standing in circular basin served by putti. One of putti points backward where warrior appears. Landscape with part of circular temple.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Accession Number:

1901-39-2253

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4b594d757-e912-4774-8264-be606db639ce

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1901-39-2253