Three Friezes; A Base; An Ornament, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen and dark brown ink on laid paper, Top row, left: vine rinceau, bucrania support festoons at right. Both friezes framed above and below by moldings. Bottom row, left: theatrical masks stand upon lower framing molding in front of pairs of crossed vine branches. Female head and scrolls situated between dolphins, frieze framed between moldings and plinth below. Winged genius stands betweens rinceaus. Verso: sketches include decoration of square ceiling. At right, tympanum with triumphal chariot. Above, leaves and sketch for genius., Italy, ca. 1800, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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Three Friezes, Base, Ornament, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen, dark brown ink, laid paper, Top row, left, vine rinceau, bucrania support festoons, right, friezes framed, moldings, Bottom row, left, theatrical masks stand upon lower framing molding, front, pairs, crossed vine branches, Female head, scrolls situated, dolphins, frieze framed, moldings, plinth, Winged genius stands betweens rinceaus, Verso, sketches include decoration, square ceiling, right, tympanum, triumphal chariot, leaves, sketch, genius, Italy, ca, 1800, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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