Ceiling Cabinet Dedicated to War, 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: Ceiling divided into 8 square and 5 rectangular compartments, each with central motif. Central horizontal rectangular panel shows Triumph of War: at left, mounted warrior in classical armor fights footsoldier; at center, warrior in horse-drawn chariot and above Victory with trumpet; at right, other combatants of opposition and Victory with trumpet. Victories in square panels at four corners: three record on oval shields, and fourth holds trophy of classical armor. In four square panels at center of each side are octagonal motifs with four winged genii forming Maltese cross pattern. Representations of double pairs of wings (probably of eagle), in four rectangular panels flanking center squares of long sides.
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: 1938-88-3088
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: 28.1 x 41.3 cm (11 1/16 x 16 1/4 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Mat: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.)