Six Octagonal Compostions, Hercules and Hebe, Two Foliated Ornaments, Sala di Ercole e Ebe, Palazzo Gessi
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: Six octagons showing Hercules and Hebe: 1) Wedding of Hebe and Hercules; their right hands joined as they stand before Jupiter. 2) Hebe offers nectar to Jupiter and approaches seated gods. 3) Hebe offers nectar to Juno, seated at right, in front of goddesses. 4) Hebe shown falling, holding pitcher and cup. Gods seated in rear with Jupiter in center. On the bottom: 5) Hebe rejuvenates charioteer of Hercules. Hebe seated at left, holds bowl from which kneeling man drinks. Hercules with chariot. 6) Hebe offers nectar to Hercules. Mercurius leads her to Hercules. Two foliated ornaments of different designs, each consisting of center rosette and outer wreath connected by radially disposed plant motifs.
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: 1901-39-3480
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 brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: 21.7 x 32.9 cm (8 9/16 x 12 15/16 in.)