Stage Curtain: Temple of Fame
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1815
name: label: Designer
content: Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: A view into a hall resembling the Pantheon in Rome (coffered dome with oculus resting on a curving colonnade). Hermae are shown standing between the columns. At the left hand side, is a monument comprised of a male bust set on a round pedestal, elevated from the ground by high base. The stream of light, coming from the oculus, shines directly upon the bust. At the foot of the pedestal and in front of the base stands an incense burner, smoke rises above. A small figure is tending to the fire. At the center of the composition are three female figures, one seated and two standing. The seated figure leans on a lyre, while the standing figures hold masks. At the right hand side, mythological creatures chase each other. Above the entire composition, positioned against the coffered ceiling, flies a winged figure with a trumpet and wreath.
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: 1901-39-3181
objectType: label: Type
content: theater
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, over black chalk on paper
label: Dimensions
content: 27.4 x 26.5 cm (10 13/16 x 10 7/16 in.)