Design for a Painted Ceiling: Triumph of Meekness and Strength, Francesco Manno, Italian, 1754 - 1831, Brush and black wash, pen and ink, black chalk on paper, Seated upon clouds are a woman beside a lamb and an armoured woman holding a column. An angel holding the tiara flies over them, another one shouldering the keys at left, a genius blowing the trumpet, at right. Four animals are shown at the foot of the group: a seal, a unicorn, an eagle with a double head (referring to Austria or Russia), a lion crouching on a fork (England). Written on top, in pencil: 'Trionfo della Mansuetudine e della Fortezza.' [Triumph of Gentleness and Strength], Sicily (?), Italy, ca. 1780, mural designs, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Painted Ceiling, Triumph, Meekness, Strength, Francesco Manno, Italian, 1754 - 1831, Brush, black wash, pen, ink, black chalk, paper, Seated upon clouds, woman beside, lamb, armoured woman holding, column, angel holding, tiara flies, another, shouldering, keys, left, genius blowing, trumpet, right, Four animals, shown, foot, group, seal, unicorn, eagle, double head, referring, Austria, Russia, lion crouching, fork, England, Written, top, pencil, 'Trionfo della Mansuetudine e della Fortezza, Triumph, Gentleness, Strength, Sicily, Italy, ca, 1780, mural designs, Drawing, Drawing
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