Romulus and Remus: Decorations for Reception Room, Aldini Villa, Montmorency, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen, brown ink, and brown wash over black chalk on rough grey paper, Horiztontal rectangle. A) In the center is an octagon with two victories crowning a panoply. Caption written above with pencil: Troffeo Romolo.' Laterally are rows of three hexagons. At left, top: the birth of Romulus and Remus. The mother sits with the twins on her lap and discourses with a warrior, caption: Nascita di Remo e Romolo. Center: Faustulus finds the twins. They are being nursed by a she-wolf. At right, the river-god, Tiber. Bottom, Romulus and Remus are brought before Numitor. Soldiers bring the fettered twins. The king is enthroned at right (with captions). Right row, top: Romulus traces out the form of Rome. He directs two bulls drawing a plough (with caption). Center: the rape of the Sabine maidens. Two pairs are shown; an alter at right. Bottom: Romulus carries a panoply, accompanied by soldiers. Reverse: B) A circle is divided into eight segments, each showing two putti with arms., Italy, 1813, architecture, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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Romulus, Remus, Decorations, Reception Room, Aldini Villa, Montmorency, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen, brown ink, brown wash, black chalk, rough grey paper, Horiztontal rectangle, center, octagon, two victories crowning, panoply, Caption written, pencil, Troffeo Romolo, Laterally, rows, three hexagons, left, top, birth, Romulus, Remus, mother sits, twins, lap, discourses, warrior, caption, Nascita di Remo e Romolo, Center, Faustulus finds, twins, nursed, -wolf, right, river-god, Tiber, Bottom, Romulus, Remus, Numitor, Soldiers bring, fettered twins, king, enthroned, right, captions, Right row, top, Romulus traces out, form, Rome, directs two bulls drawing, plough, caption, Center, rape, Sabine maidens, Two pairs, shown, alter, right, Bottom, Romulus carries, panoply, accompanied, soldiers, Reverse, B, circle, divided, eight segments, showing two putti, arms, Italy, 1813, architecture, interiors, Drawing, Drawing
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