Orpheus, Ceres, Design for Vaulted Ceiling, Sala dei Legislatori, Palazzo Conti-Sinibaldi, Faenza, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen and ink, brush and greyish-brown wash over black chalk on laid paper, Orpheus seated beneath trees, plays lyre while quadrupeds and birds listen. Inscribed in ink: orfeo inv della musica. At right, Ceres show in profile, kneeling and turned toward right, cutting grain with sickle. Temple and trees in rear. Inscribed below: cerere inv delle biade. Lower parts of letters and figures at upper edge., Italy, 1787–1802, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Orpheus, Ceres, Design, Vaulted Ceiling, Sala dei Legislatori, Palazzo Conti-Sinibaldi, Faenza, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen, ink, brush, greyish-brown wash, black chalk, laid paper, Orpheus seated beneath trees, plays lyre, quadrupeds, birds listen, Inscribed, ink, orfeo inv della musica, right, Ceres, profile, kneeling, turned, right, cutting grain, sickle, Temple, trees, rear, Inscribed, cerere inv delle biade, Lower parts, letters, figures, upper edge, Italy, 1787–1802, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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