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Artist:
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823  Search this
Medium:
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, graphite on white laid paper
Dimensions:
19 x 25.4cm (7 1/2 x 10in.)
Type:
architecture
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Place:
Faenza, Italy
Made in:
Italy
Date:
1815
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
A sarcophagus topped by a coat-of-arms stands in a lunette-like niche while a sorrowing putto points out the inscription to Leonida Spada. A woman with a torch crouches in the left foreground.
Credit Line:
Museum purchase through gift of various donors
Accession Number:
1901-39-2864
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/kq420801bdd-4336-4446-bd11-a6b29f066af6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1901-39-2864