Design for Stage Curtain: Hercules Receives Gifts from Nymphys after his Victory over the River God Achelous, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen and brown ink, brush and bistre on paper., Horizontal rectangle. Stage framing is shown. Hercules and Dejanira sit in middle ground. Pageant of nymphs bringing gifts approaches from left, foremost carries horn of Achelous as cornuciopia. Temple with inscription 'Concordia' shown in background. Goddess in carriage drawn by swans shown in sky. In foreground at left, the genius of History, at right, flying demons. Caption: 'dalle Ninfe ercole receve doni nel cornacopia per ave/ vinto il fivme Achelao.' Reverse in opposite direction: pen sketch for central group and for two nymphs carrying baskets upon their heads., Italy, ca. 1820, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Stage Curtain, Hercules Receives Gifts, Nymphys, Victory, River God Achelous, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen, brown ink, brush, bistre, paper, Horizontal rectangle, Stage framing, shown, Hercules, Dejanira sit, middle ground, Pageant, nymphs bringing gifts approaches, left, foremost carries horn, Achelous, cornuciopia, Temple, inscription 'Concordia' shown, background, Goddess, carriage drawn, swans shown, sky, foreground, left, genius, History, right, flying demons, Caption, 'dalle Ninfe ercole receve doni nel cornacopia, ave, vinto il fivme Achelao, Reverse, opposite direction, pen sketch, central group, two nymphs carrying baskets upon, heads, Italy, ca, 1820, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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