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Drawing, Ten Octagons with Mythological Figures

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Felice Giani. It is dated 1802 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink over traces of graphite on cream laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

23 x 36 cm (9 1/16 x 14 3/16 in.)

It is inscribed

inscribed: vesta e cibele; minerva madre delle sienze e arti; cerere e Bacco picolo; diana endimione; giove giunone picolo; marte venere; netuno e Anfitrite; pluto e proserpina; apollo e dafne; marte venere; vulcano; apollo.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Ten Octagons with Mythological Figures; Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758–1823); Italy; pen and brown ink over traces of graphite on cream laid paper; 23 x 36 cm (9 1/16 x 14 3/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-1925

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