Eight Sacrificial Scenes, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen and ink, brush and brown wash, red chalk on textured laid paper, In four rows, caption above. Top row, left, shepherd and shepherdess revering hermae. Top row, right, preparation of sacrifice; man gives something to priestess while another runs with lighted torch. Second row, left: two men play skittles. At right, woman and man carry sheaf to hermae, beside child with tambourine. Woman with bunch of grapes followed by running animal. At right, woman pours from jar into bowl held by putto. man with load of grapes follows. Bottom row, left: Romulus and Remus with she-wolf near river-god. Woman brings offering to altar, which bears letters SPQ. At right, priestess points towards hermae behind altar, speaks to kneeling girl. Verso: in black chalk: psiche adorata per venere/ pische sede/ amore 3 psiche nel inferno 4 nozze de piche., Italy, ca. 1815, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Eight Sacrificial Scenes, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen, ink, brush, brown wash, red chalk, textured laid paper, four rows, caption, Top row, left, shepherd, shepherdess revering hermae, Top row, right, preparation, sacrifice, man gives something, priestess, another runs, lighted torch, Second row, left, two men play skittles, right, woman, man carry sheaf, hermae, beside child, tambourine, Woman, bunch, grapes followed, running animal, right, woman pours, jar, bowl held, putto, man, load, grapes follows, Bottom row, left, Romulus, Remus, -wolf, river-god, Woman brings offering, altar, bears letters SPQ, right, priestess points towards hermae, altar, speaks, kneeling girl, Verso, black chalk, psiche adorata, venere, pische sede, amore 3 psiche nel inferno 4 nozze de piche, Italy, ca, 1815, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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