The Story of Telemachus, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on cream laid paper, Top: Telemachus seated beside Calypso upon a bench tells her about his travels. The setting shows a rocky valley; Mentor leans against slope at the left. Caption to the right:, '3 Talemaco raonta li suoi/ viaggi a Calipso dea.' [3 Telemachus tells his / trip to the goddess Calypso], In the left margin: sketch: enthroned Calypso listens to Telemachus, standing with Mentor before her at left. Written in right margin:, 'Felice/chi/termina la sua/ vita in eta/ vechia come / fece Timoleone/ ad corinto'., Bottom: a bearded priest of Apollo, who is seated upon a stone step having beside him a lyre and a roll of paper, gives a book to Telemachus, who stands at left. A part of the temple is shown. Caption:, '4 Talemaco riceve un libro dall/ sacerdote di Apollo' [4 Talemaco receives a book from / priest of Apollo], Italy, ca. 1820, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Story, Telemachus, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, cream laid paper, Top, Telemachus seated beside Calypso upon, bench tells, travels, setting, rocky valley, Mentor leans, slope, left, Caption, right, '3 Talemaco raonta li suoi, viaggi, Calipso dea, 3 Telemachus tells, trip, goddess Calypso, left margin, sketch, enthroned Calypso listens, Telemachus, standing, Mentor, left, Written, right margin, 'Felice, chi, termina la sua, vita, eta, vechia come, fece Timoleone, ad corinto', Bottom, bearded priest, Apollo, seated upon, stone step having beside, lyre, roll, paper, gives, book, Telemachus, stands, left, part, temple, shown, Caption, '4 Talemaco riceve, libro dall, sacerdote di Apollo', 4 Talemaco receives, book, priest, Apollo, Italy, ca, 1820, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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