Romulus and Remus: Decorations for Reception Room, Aldini Villa, 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: Horiztontal rectangle. A) In the center is an octagon with two victories crowning a panoply. Caption written above with pencil: Troffeo Romolo." Laterally are rows of three hexagons. At left, top: the birth of Romulus and Remus. The mother sits with the twins on her lap and discourses with a warrior, caption: Nascita di Remo e Romolo. Center: Faustulus finds the twins. They are being nursed by a she-wolf. At right, the river-god, Tiber. Bottom, Romulus and Remus are brought before Numitor. Soldiers bring the fettered twins. The king is enthroned at right (with captions). Right row, top: Romulus traces out the form of Rome. He directs two bulls drawing a plough (with caption). Center: the rape of the Sabine maidens. Two pairs are shown; an alter at right. Bottom: Romulus carries a panoply, accompanied by soldiers. Reverse: B) A circle is divided into eight segments, each showing two putti with arms.
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: 1901-39-3297
objectType: label: Type
content: architecture, interiors
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Pen, brown ink, and brown wash over black chalk on rough grey paper
label: Dimensions
content: 25.4 x 38.2 cm (10 x 15 1/16 in.)