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Felice Giani

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Pen and watercolor design for a neoclassical ceiling with winged figures in a central medallion and ornamental corner panels.

Ceiling of a Bedroom

1820

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded man reclining beside a seated woman and a child with a column.

The Holy Family

1810

Pen and brown ink drawing of two flying winged putti with a shield and weapon inside an oval frame, surrounded by clouds.

Two Flying Putti with Weapons

1800

Pen and watercolor design for a decorated coach body with gilded scrollwork and circular medallions containing winged figures

Decorated Coach Body

Brown ink and wash sketch of a robed standing man beside a group of draped women in classical dress.

Saint Paul and Figures, after Raphael

1810

Brown ink sketch of Venus seated in a scallop shell with waves, surrounded by studies of winged Cupid figures.

Venus and Cupid

1800

Circular watercolor sketch of winged Aurora flying with a chariot, flowers and putti in pink and violet clouds.

Project for Ceiling Design Depicting Aurora

1810

Pen and ink drawing of infant Hercules strangling two serpents in a dark room, with a woman and an older man reacting nearby.

The Infant Hercules Strangling the Serpent

1810

Pen and brown wash sheet with eight octagonal designs: six classical figure scenes and two circular foliated ornaments.

Six Octagonal Compostions, Hercules and Hebe, Two Foliated Ornaments, Sala di Ercole e Ebe, Palazzo Gessi

1810

Pen and brown ink drawing of five draped female allegories of painting, poetry, sculpture, architecture and music.

Allegorical Figures of the Arts

1800

Two circular brown ink drawings on blue paper: a winged victory driving a horse above, and a winged victory crowning a river

A Winged Victory Riding a Chariot; A Winged Victory Crowning a River God, Reno; two roundels

1800

Pen and brown ink lunette drawing with grey wash showing figures in an allegory of painting, with a seated painter at an ease

Lunette with Allegory of Painting

1810

Four brown ink and wash drawings of draped female caryatid figures standing side by side with raised arms.

Four Caryatids

1800

Brown ink frieze drawing of two winged women with wreaths flanking two seated bulls and a central urn with garlands.

Design for a Symmetrical Frieze

1800

Pen and brown wash drawing of a winged figure of Fame with two putti among clouds inside an octagonal frame.

Octagonal Drawing, Fame with Two Putti, Palazzo Morri, Faenza

1810

Three circular brown ink and wash drawings depicting scenes of Bacchus with attendants, dancers, and satyrs before classical

Three Bacchus Subjects: Bacchus Worshipped

1800

Sheet with six octagonal ink and wash drawings of scenes from the Theseus story, with Italian captions.

Six Theseus Subjects for the Palazzo Gaddi, Forli

1810

Brown ink and wash design with two circular medallions of classical chariot scenes surrounded by winged figures and ornament.

Design with Classical and Winged Figures

1820

Nine circular brown-wash designs of Greek mythological scenes with handwritten Italian labels, including Leda, Neptune, and G

Design for Nine Circular Paintings in the Bathroom of the Aldini Villa, Montmorency, France

1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of figures harvesting grapes under a vine arbor beside a wooden wine vat.

Winemaking

1800

Pen and wash drawing of three classical figures on clouds in an oval frame, including a winged youth holding a torch.

Design for Wall or Ceiling Decoration with Bacchus, Hymen and Venus

1800

Pen drawing on blue paper of two ceiling schemes with rosette medallions and a fireplace wall with pilasters.

A Fireplace Wall and Two Alternative Ceiling Schemes

1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated robed man presenting a book to an attendant, with onlookers and ornate scrollwork.

Tribonian Presents Pandects to Emperor Julian, after Perino del Vaga; Sketch of Trophy

1820

Pen and ink sketch of decorative ceiling panels with ornamental borders, rosettes, an arched niche and a small figure.

Sketches for the Painted Decoration of Ceilings

1810

Pencil sketch of an ornate palace wall with niches, classical statues, arched windows and decorative friezes with putti.

Sculpture Gallery: Project for the Decoration of a Hall in a Palace during the Reign of the Emperor Napoleon as King…

1700

Pencil sketch of a classical tomb with a pediment, oval portrait medallions, an inscription panel and a carved pedestal.

Design for the Artist’ Sepulchral Monument

1770

Brown ink and wash sketch of a chariot race in a classical arena with horses, charioteers, and colonnaded buildings.

Project for Wall Paintings, as Decoration of a Frieze

1820

Ink and wash lunette design showing figures in a studio interior with a draped curtain and decorated pedestal.

Design for a Lunette with Allegory of Sculpture

1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of classical gods feasting at a long table, with putti attending and clouds of figures above.

The Feast of the Gods

1800

Brown ink and wash lunettes showing Achilles driving a chariot past Troy and Priam pleading before a seated warrior at a banq

Achilles Drags the Body of Hector around Walls of Troy, Priam Pleads for the Body of Hector, Ceiling Designs for the…

1800

Pen and ink sketch of four stacked vignettes showing draped classical goddesses, altars, and mythological figures on a pale s

Four Antique Goddesses

1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a winged figure with a charging bull among clouds, in a semicircular lunette shape.

Tarus, Lunette for Ceiling, Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

1800