Castello Estense, Ferrara, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen and bistre ink on paper, Vertical rectangle. Castle in background, broken down coach in foreground with figures standing nearby. Verso: details of architectural ceiling decoration, with indications as to how it should be colored: 1) fac[c]io doro (ground gold) 2) ovali donati e stucco (egg-shaped forms gold and stucco) 3) rose stucco e oro li fiori (roses in stucco and flowers in gold) 4) fondi azzurri robeschi finissimi doro (ground blue 'robeschi' finest gold) 5) fondi doro figure colorite (ground gold, figures colored) 6) campo celeste corona di putti nel mezzo la divinita del spirito santo in campo chiarissimo (blue ground, garland of angels, in the middle holy ghost on light ground) 7) meandro doro fiori doro campo biancho stucco (meander gold, flowers gold, ground white stucco). Tutto il comparto stucco e oro e varissimi colori (the whole stucco, gold and finest colors). Volte a botta., Italy, 1822, theater, Drawing, Drawing
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Castello Estense, Ferrara, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen, bistre ink, paper, Vertical rectangle, Castle, background, broken down coach, foreground, figures standing, Verso, details, architectural ceiling decoration, indications, should, colored, 1, fac, c, io doro, ground gold, 2, ovali donati e stucco, egg-shaped forms gold, stucco, 3, rose stucco e oro li fiori, roses, stucco, flowers, gold, 4, fondi azzurri robeschi finissimi doro, ground blue 'robeschi' finest gold, 5, fondi doro figure colorite, ground gold, figures colored, 6, campo celeste corona di putti nel mezzo la divinita del spirito , campo chiarissimo, blue ground, garland, angels, middle holy ghost, light ground, 7, meandro doro fiori doro campo biancho stucco, meander gold, flowers gold, ground white stucco, Tutto il comparto stucco e oro e varissimi colori, whole stucco, gold, finest colors, Volte, botta, Italy, 1822, theater, Drawing, Drawing
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