Design for One Quarter of a Ceiling with a Central Circular Decoration, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen and brown ink over traces of graphite on cream yellow laid paper, Horizontal rectangle. One-eight of decoration shown. Center: circular medallion, probably with Aurora, framed by circle with Zodiac signs and mouldings. From corners and from middle of sides rise plant candelabra with winged genii on top, who support festoons. Candelabra connected below by fret band; above, by two branches which border ovoidal panel in which woman dances between tow-hanging trophies. Ceiling bordered by mouldings with frieze. Reverse: above, 'quadro longo sara otto palmi.' Below, oblong plane written inside: 'Largez[z] a piedi tre/ zechini venti/ zeci 8/ seconda la misura segnata/ da gaetano.' (More writing in talian on right, short side, and center right and left.) At lower edge, upper parts of three panels: 'Pel la metta di/ questa grandeza/ zechin 8/ per ornati cento scudi/ zec 6/ per figura piu picola/ zechin quatro.' Left: 'Galerie sudi 30/ camera da ricev scudi 20/ camera di comp scudi 15/ camera di letto scu 30/ 95.', Italy, 1775–1820, ornament, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Quarter, Ceiling, Central Circular Decoration, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen, brown ink, traces, graphite, cream yellow laid paper, Horizontal rectangle, -eight, decoration shown, Center, circular medallion, Aurora, framed, circle, Zodiac signs, mouldings, corners, middle, sides rise plant candelabra, winged genii, top, support festoons, Candelabra connected, fret band, two branches, border ovoidal panel, woman dances, tow-hanging trophies, Ceiling bordered, mouldings, frieze, Reverse, 'quadro longo sara otto palmi, oblong plane written inside, 'Largez, z, piedi tre, zechini venti, zeci 8, seconda la misura segnata, da gaetano, writing, talian, right, short side, center right, left, lower edge, upper parts, three panels, 'Pel la metta di, questa grandeza, zechin 8, ornati cento scudi, zec 6, figura piu picola, zechin quatro, Left, 'Galerie sudi 30, camera da ricev scudi 20, camera di comp scudi 15, camera di letto scu 30, 95, Italy, 1775–1820, ornament, Drawing, Drawing
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