Three Sketches of Theseus Subjects, for the Sala di Teseo, Palazzo Gaddi, Forli
date: label: Date
content: 1819
name: label: Designer
content: Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: At left: kneeling youngster takes sword and shoes of father Aegeus from beneath stone. Aethra stands beside. In pen and brown ink above: " I/Etra madre di Teseo/ li mostra larmi de padre; at center: King Aegeus recognizes his son during a meal, in brown ink above: 2/ Teseo riconosiuto dal/ padre Egeo; at right: Theseus standing over corpse of Minotaur, embraces Ariadne, in ink above 3/ Teseo ucide il minotauro/ per la bonta di arianna.
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: 1901-39-2690
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 dark brown ink on laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: 14.1 x 27.4 cm (5 9/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)