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Felice Giani

428 works

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Pen and ink sheet with studies of decorative ceiling designs, coffered panels, friezes and handwritten colour notes.

Four Decorative Studies of Ceilings; Verso: Anatomical Studies

1810

Pen and brown wash drawing of a robed figure kneeling at an altar as a priest gestures toward rising smoke, with onlookers.

Ceiling Design for the Consecration of Numa, Sala di Numa Pompilius, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude figure bound to a column while two men raise whips in a colonnaded hall.

Sketchbook Page: Flagellation of Christ

1810

Ink and wash drawing of a winged putto reclining with a garland of flowers in a lunette-shaped design.

Autumn, Lunette for Ceiling of the Sala Ottagonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

1800

Pen and ink drawing of Zeus enthroned at the center of a council of gods, with a winged figure and warriors around him.

Zeus Deciding on the Destiny of Troy, Palazzo Gessi, Faenza

1810

Two oval ink and wash drawings of a hunter with a bow and a shepherd playing pipes beside a cow.

Man the Hunter, Man the Shepherd, Design for Vaulted Ceiling, Sala dei Legislatori, Palazzo Conti-Sinibaldi, Faenza

1800

Brown ink landscape drawing of figures crossing a wooden bridge over a stream, with trees, a distant house, and clouds.

Landscape with Bridge

1820

Pen and brown ink drawing of a seated female figure crowned with grain inside an octagonal frame, by Felice Giani.

Ceres

1810

Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence

1810

Ink and wash sketch of three scenes: horsemen by a river, figures in water, and a crowded battle with an SPQR banner.

Sketchbook Page, Folio 95: Three Paintings after Giulio Romano; Verso: Lion and Eagle

1810

Pen and brown wash drawing of two oval medallions, one showing a standing figure and one showing seated Minerva with an owl a

Minerva, Design for Vaulted Ceiling, Sala dei Legislatori, Palazzo Conti-Sinibaldi, Faenza

1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a waterfall plunging through a rocky gorge, with small figures below and buildings on the cliff

The Siren's Grotto at Tivoli

1800

Pen and wash drawing of the Madonna and Child in glory with angels above, and a winged warrior driving a falling demon below.

Madonna and Child in Glory, Study after Mastelletta; Angel Gabriel Driving Lucifer from Heaven, Study after Marcanton…

1820

Pen-and-ink drawing of ornate wall panels and niches with sketched running figures above, on grey-blue paper.

Atalanta and Hippomenes

1800

Pencil drawing of a sea centaur fighting a sea monster, with a winged sea creature and figure above.

Sea Cintaur Combats Sea Monster

1800

Pen and wash design for a coffered ceiling with a central frieze of classical figures and octagonal medallions.

Ceiling of Cabinet dedicated to Peace, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

1810

Brown ink drawing of the Madonna and Child enthroned between two bishops, with a young saint and putti pulling back curtains.

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Two Bishops with St. John

1810

Pencil drawing of a fortified town on a terrace with arched walls, trees, a paved path, and a lake with hills at left.

A Fortified Town Overlooking a Lake

1800

Pen and ink sketch of two octagonal designs showing winged chariot figures and horses over clouds, with handwritten notes.

Night and Day, in Two Octagons, for a Bedroom

1810

Brown ink drawing of the winged Archangel Michael in armor standing over a fallen demon, with clouds and a distant town.

Archangel Michael

1810

Pencil drawing of a classical atrium with Ionic columns, a niche statue, and a staircase leading to a vaulted hall.

Atrium and Staircase in Classical Style

1820

Pen and wash elevation drawing of a monument with a bust in a niche, pediment, pilasters and inscribed plinth.

Design for Monument

1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of two winged putti flying among clouds in a semicircular lunette design.

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

1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of four haloed bearded figures in paired scenes, including an angel and writing evangelists.

The Four Evangelists, Study after Giambologna

1820

Brown ink and wash drawing of Adam and Eve in a landscape, with a winged figure above and a serpent at lower right.

Adam and Eve, The Temptation

1800

Pen and ink drawing of Ceres and Triptolemus on a winged chariot pulled by animals within an oval medallion.

Ceres and Triptolemus

1800

Black chalk sketch on gray-blue paper of a standing monk in a hooded robe, one hand raised, seen from behind.

Sheet with Sketch of a Monk

1830

Brown ink and wash drawing of Moses displaying the tables of law to a crowd of Israelites.

Moses Shows the Tables of Law to the Israelites, after Perino del Vaga

1820

Brown ink and wash drawing of a draped standing woman in classical style, resembling an antique statue, with a staff.

Antique Female Statue

1810

Brown ink drawing of two oval Madonna and Child reliefs above a bearded herm and a winged chimera.

Two Drawings of the Madonna and Child in Ovals, Studies after Giambologna and Alfonzo da Ferrero; Herm and Chimera, a…

1820

Circular ink and wash drawing of helmeted soldiers gathered at a stone tomb, one reading an open book, with a temple in the d

Retrieval of Books from the Tomb of Numa, Sala di Numa Pompilius, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

1800

Brown ink sketch of a monument in a domed church interior, with studies of a kneeling angel, a standing man, and architectura

Sketchbook Page, Folio 64: Study after Bolognese Architecture and Monuments, Including Arch of San Domenico; Verso: G…

1810