Design for Ceiling with Spartan Women in Central Rectangular Panel, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite on cream laid paper, Spartan women giving shields to their husbands and sons while exhorting them. Setting shows vaulted hall. Six oval medallions surround oblong. Medallions show seated gods, respectively Neptune, Venus, Mars, Zeus, Minerva and Apollo. Quadrangles dispersed obliquely at corners. Left ones contain battle scenes. At right top corner, victor in race of chariots. At right bottom corner, a victoriously racing chariot. Sea god shown at right. Upper part of decoration for wedge shown around right bottom corner; grotesque plant candelabrum with panoply in top center. Verso: representation of same theme outlined in graphite., Italy, 1800–1810, architecture, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Ceiling, Spartan Women, Central Rectangular Panel, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, traces, graphite, cream laid paper, Spartan women giving shields, husbands, sons, exhorting, Setting, vaulted hall, Six oval medallions surround oblong, Medallions, seated gods, respectively Neptune, Venus, Mars, Zeus, Minerva, Apollo, Quadrangles dispersed obliquely, corners, Left ones contain battle scenes, right top corner, victor, race, chariots, right bottom corner, victoriously racing chariot, Sea god shown, right, Upper part, decoration, wedge shown, right bottom corner, grotesque plant candelabrum, panoply, top center, Verso, representation, theme outlined, graphite, Italy, 1800–1810, architecture, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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