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Felice Giani: English: Drawing, Ceiling of Cabinet dedicated to Peace, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome, 1812   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Felice Giani  (1758–1823)  wikidata:Q3105258
 
Felice Giani
Alternative names
Gianni Felice; Felice Gianni
Description Italian painter and engraver
Date of birth/death 15 December 1758 Edit this at Wikidata 21 January 1823 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death San Sebastiano Curone Rome
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artist QS:P170,Q3105258
Title
English: Drawing, Ceiling of Cabinet dedicated to Peace, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome, 1812
Description
English: Ceiling divided into 9 rectangular and 4 square compartments. Central horizontal rectangular panel shows Triumph of Peace: at left, small genii with wreathes and seated winged Victory; at center, pedestal inscribed PACE with statue of peace and altar inscribed GIANO. Behind altar stands priest, before kneel worshipping figures; at right, two females approach altar, one with basket of fruits, one with thyrsus. In four square panels within octagonal compositions are personifications (perhaps Athena) of the Arts: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture and Music or Poetry.
Date 1812
date QS:P571,+1812-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium

pen and dark gray ink, brush and gray wash over black chalk ruled lines on light greenish-beige wove paper.

support: light greenish-beige wove paper
Dimensions

29 x 41.6 cm (11 7/16 x 16 3/8 in.)

Mat: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1938-88-3087
Credit line Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Inscriptions Watermark: PM
Notes
  • Type: Drawing
  • Inscribed: in pen and brown ink, in central panel on pedestal at left: PACE; on altar at center: Giano
  • Period: Neoclassical
  • Country: Italy
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