Decoration for the Ceiling of a Bedroom in Villa Aldini, Montmorency
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: Eight large hexagons distributed into three rows; eight circular medallions with hands, distributed into wedges and four small hexagons. On second row, three hexagons showing respectively: Venus and companions adore Psyche. Psyche in boat charon. Cupid touches with his arrow the sleeping Psyche. Third row: small hexagon with decorative motif. Fourth row: three large hexagons showing respectively: girl outlining shadow of her lover at the wall; an architect over his plans. In intervals, two small hexagons, with sketches. Fifth row: small hexagon with two figures beside altar.
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: 1901-39-3261
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 with cream laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: 25.6 x 42.3 cm (10 1/16 x 16 5/8 in.)