The Apothesis of Hercules, Palazzo Gessi, Faenza
date: label: Date
content: 1813
name: label: Designer
content: Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Hercules accompanied by genii presents to Zeus apples of Hesperidae. Sitting beside Zeus, Juno with peacock, Athena and other gods. Hebe pouring ambrosia in cup for Hercules. In foreground, at left, three putti, two with flowers, one pouring water from pitcher. Inscription in Giani's hand: apoteosi di ercole alla preseza delli dei.
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: 1901-39-1641
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, graphite on light blue paper.
label: Dimensions
content: 36.2 x 32.2 cm (14 1/4 x 12 11/16 in.)