Autumn and Winter: Eight Muses in Pairs set in Octagons., Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of black chalk on cream laid paper, Designed for octagonal painting showing Autumn and Winter. From left to right, top to bottom: Autumn. Two women shown sitting, one raises drinking vessel. Winter: two women sit in room, one reads book while other holds torch. Melpomane with trumpet sits in front of Clio who holds mask. Talia and Euterpe sit beside each other. At left Talia holds mask while Euterpe holds flute. At bottom Erato and Calliope. At left Erato sits with lyre listening to Cupid who flies behind her. At right, sits Calliope with book. Pen sketch of octagon with two sitting women, one of whom holds open book. Urania and Polyhymnia. Two women sit beside each other, left one with sphere and compass., Italy, ca. 1820, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Autumn, Winter, Eight Muses, Pairs set, Octagons, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, traces, black chalk, cream laid paper, Designed, octagonal painting, Autumn, Winter, left, right, top, bottom, Autumn, Two women shown sitting, raises drinking vessel, Winter, two women sit, room, reads book, holds torch, Melpomane, trumpet sits, front, Clio, holds mask, Talia, Euterpe sit beside, left Talia holds mask, Euterpe holds flute, bottom Erato, Calliope, left Erato sits, lyre listening, Cupid, flies, right, sits Calliope, book, Pen sketch, octagon, two sitting women, whom holds open book, Urania, Polyhymnia, Two women sit beside, left, sphere, compass, Italy, ca, 1820, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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