Deeds of Jupiter, for a Ceiling
date: label: Date
content: 1812
name: label: Designer
content: Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Infant Jupiter cared for by nymphs Adrastea and Ida, in Cretan woods. One quiets an eagle, other raises hind part of goat, Amalthea. Bucolic characters assist nymphs while Bacchic characters in rear. Caption written in graphite above: nas [c]ita di Giove. Bottom: Leda leaves stream, looking at swan who flies away. Dragon lies in right middle plane, inscription: Leda. Pen sketch for forepart of goat. Top, in opposite direction: Jupiter, as Satyr, uncovers sleeping Antiope; inscription: Antiope. At left: Europa carried away by bull, accompanied by eagle. Bull and woman kiss each other; inscription: Europa. Beside are pen sketches. At left, head of the bull, at right, forepart of bull. At right: Danae seated upon bed receives the gold rain. Eagle shown at left; inscription: Danae.
place: label: made in
content: Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1901-39-3360
objectType: label: Type
content: figures
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Pen and ink, brush and wash over traces of graphite on laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: 27.2 x 41.2 cm (10 11/16 x 16 1/4 in.)