Wall and Ceiling Decorations in the Pompeiian Style, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk, graphite on laid paper, Horizontal rectangle. Beginning at height of upper part of body of chandeliers, consisting of women standing upon columns and raising their arms. Ring with candles sketched at right edge. Women stand between embedded columns, at right. Broad intervals between columns decorated with tent-like drapery, in front, bowl of fruits hangs. Above: besides drapery are two festoons. Above entablatures are semi-circles each with flying putto, crossed by festoons. Main panel of ceiling: tiara in front of moon, between two putti and stars. Beside two square panels with circle inside, left one, a woman with flowers next to putto with plate; right one, winged figure with torch beside putto. Both circles with stars in background. Written below at right: 'Longezza d'ella sala cento sesanta Palmi'. Verso: in pencil, square and sheet on upper part of woman with trumpet., Italy, ca. 1820, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Wall, Ceiling Decorations, Pompeiian Style, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, black chalk, graphite, laid paper, Horizontal rectangle, height, upper part, body, chandeliers, consisting, women standing upon columns, raising, arms, Ring, candles sketched, right edge, Women stand, embedded columns, right, Broad intervals, columns decorated, tent- drapery, front, bowl, fruits hangs, besides drapery, two festoons, entablatures, semi-circles, flying putto, crossed, festoons, Main panel, ceiling, tiara, front, moon, two putti, stars, Beside two square panels, circle inside, left, woman, flowers next, putto, plate, right, winged figure, torch beside putto, circles, stars, background, Written, right, 'Longezza d'ella sala cento sesanta Palmi', Verso, pencil, square, sheet, upper part, woman, trumpet, Italy, ca, 1820, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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