Object Details
Designer
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
A group of female figures dressed in Classical garments are sitting and standing in the foreground. To the left, is a monument comprised of a base, round pedestal, and bust of man's head. Three flying figures are suspended directly above the monument. Further to the left, is a stool upon which sits an incense burner. Behind the stool are two tall pedestals with busts. Behind the foreground grouping, to the right, is a round, colonnaded building with an inscription. Directly behind the group is a smoke-filled middle ground. In the distance another colonnaded building is visible. A curtain frames the entire scene.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of various donors
Date
ca. 1815
Accession Number
1901-39-3183
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
theater
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk on paper
Dimensions
26.4 x 25.3 cm (10 3/8 x 9 15/16 in.)
made in
Italy
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1901-39-3183