Hades; Persephone in the Underworld (Offering to Proserpine), Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen and black ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on paper, Proserpina, Pluto and Sleep are shown at right seated upon a platform, with the Fates standing behind them. Proserpina extends a branch toward a girls lead to her by Death, a bearded man with a bat upon his head and his name “VS” upon his right sleeve. A man supporting a dead woman comes from left; a boy clings to him. Others come to perform sacrifices. The setting is the hall of the Underworld, lighted by lamps. Other parts of the Underworld with a wheel of torture are shown in the background., Italy, ca. 1820, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Hades, Persephone, Underworld, Offering, Proserpine, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen, black ink, brush, brown wash, graphite, paper, Proserpina, Pluto, Sleep, shown, right seated upon, platform, Fates standing, Proserpina extends, branch, girls lead, Death, bearded man, bat upon, head, name VS upon, right sleeve, man supporting, dead woman comes, left, boy clings, Others come, perform sacrifices, setting, hall, Underworld, lighted, lamps, parts, Underworld, wheel, torture, shown, background, Italy, ca, 1820, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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