Design for Wall or Ceiling Decoration with Bacchus, Hymen and Venus, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash, black chalk, graphite on off-white laid paper, Hymen standing, embraces Dionysos with right arm and raises torch with his left arm. At left Dionysos sits upon throne, together with lion; he leans left hand upon pitcher, supports hand thyrsos with right. At right Venus sits, holding a wreath with each hand. Upon clouds in foreground at left, the mask of satyr, with tamborine and other musical instrument on vine. At right, two kissing doves. Below caption: 'Imene Bacco e Venere.' Verso: perhaps written by Giani, '26' and '44.', Italy, 1790–1800, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Wall, Ceiling Decoration, Bacchus, Hymen, Venus, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown, gray wash, black chalk, graphite, off-white laid paper, Hymen standing, embraces Dionysos, right arm, raises torch, left arm, left Dionysos sits upon throne, together, lion, leans left hand upon pitcher, supports hand thyrsos, right, right Venus sits, holding, wreath, hand, Upon clouds, foreground, left, mask, satyr, tamborine, musical instrument, vine, right, two kissing doves, caption, 'Imene Bacco e Venere, Verso, perhaps written, Giani, '26', '44, Italy, 1790–1800, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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