Ceiling of a Small Cabinet, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome
date: label: Date
content: 1812
name: label: Artist
content: Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Four sides of vaulted ceiling indicated by four trapezoidal shapes. In center of each is small rectangular composition with god in chariot: on long sides, Venus in dove-drawn chariot and Poseidon in horse-drawn chariot; on short sides, Diana in stag-drawn chariot and Apollo in horse-drawn chariot. Surrounding these compositions, pairs of decorative motifs: female figures with herms, winged genii, dancing genii, and octagons with dancing female figures, and masks in circles.
place: label: Place
content: Rome, Italy
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 and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1938-88-3090
objectType: label: Type
content: interiors
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Pen and dark gray ink, brush and gray wash over black chalk ruled lines on light greenish-beige wove paper
label: Dimensions
content: 36.7 x 38.6 cm (14 7/16 x 15 3/16 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Mat: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.)