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Felice Giani

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Pen and brown wash study of a saint in ecstasy on clouds above, and a classical scene with a canopy and winged angel below.

Saint in Ecstacy, After Franceschini; Classicized Version of Vision of St. Catherine of Vigri, Study after Franceschini

1820

Pen and ink design of a winged victory figure with a wreath and trumpet, beside handwritten notes and small figure studies.

Design for Victory holding a Wreath and Trumpet and Studies for Various Decorations

1810

Ink drawing of two roundels showing winged Victory figures with chariots and horses in front of classical buildings.

Two Roundels with Victories in Chariots

1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical column capital with a central female figure flanked by two winged figures.

Capital

1820

Graphite drawing of a curly-haired man working at a table by lamplight, shown in soft grey shading.

An Artist Drawing by Lamplight

1800

Pen and brown wash drawing of architectural designs, a frieze of figures, a niche with statues, an arcade, and a seated woman

Design after 13th Century Arcade, Bologna; Verso, Anatomical Study

1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of a draped classical female figure with a veiled head and outstretched arm.

Antique Statue of a Priestess

1820

Drawing of twelve circular medallions in brown ink and wash showing Hercules fighting animals and monsters, with pencil inscr

Twelve Circular Medallions with Representations of the Deeds of Hercules

1820

Brown ink and wash drawing of a winged youth riding a rearing ram within a semicircular lunette composition.

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

1800

Pen and brown ink drawing of Hercules wrestling a bull with a raised blade, with a sketched horned river god at left.

Hercules renders Horn from Bull Achelous

1800

Pen and brown ink drawing of allegorical figures in a frieze, one reclining among wheat sheaves, by Felice Giani.

Summer on Earth

1800

Pen and brown ink drawing of a lunette ceiling vault with winged figures, medallions and borders, plus a small bedroom sketch

Ceiling Vault Decoration, Camera da Letto, Sala di Cornelia di Palazzo Cavina, Faenza

1810

Pen and ink sketch of six small classical gods and goddesses stacked vertically, each beside an altar or attribute.

Six Antique Gods and Goddesses

1850

Pen and ink wash drawing of Hercules wrestling and killing the Nemean lion, with an Italian caption below.

Hercules and Nemean Lion

1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of paired seated women in octagonal frames labeled with Muses' names, plus a small sketch below.

Autumn and Winter: Eight Muses in Pairs set in Octagons

1820

Brown wash drawing of a bearded man seated at a table served by two attendants, with a shield and sword on the wall.

Man at Supper with Attendants

1810

A Medal of Napoleon Bonaparte as President of the Italian Republic, verso; Hebe Gives Immortality to Hercules's Chari…

1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of Venus reclining on clouds with Cupid, above two standing putti beside a balustrade.

Venus and Cupid, Study after Annibale Carracci

1820

Pen and grey wash design for a coffered ceiling with a central frieze of horsemen and winged figures in square panels.

Ceiling Cabinet Dedicated to War, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

1810

Brown ink drawing of Numa Pompilius seated with the nymph Egeria in a rocky grotto landscape within an oval frame.

Numa Pompilius and Egeria, Sala di Numa Pompilius, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

1800

Ink and wash sheet with thirteen roundel and octagonal studies of Apollo mythological scenes, annotated in red ink.

Thirteen Apollo Subjects for Ceiling

1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of nude and draped female figures in a landscape beside a classical column and curtain.

Diana and Callisto, after Domenichino

1810

Pen and ink sketch of a funeral catafalque with an obelisk, flanking draped figures, and ornamental reliefs on a tiered base.

Project for a Catafalque for the Funeral Service for Pope Pius VI in Forli

1790

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures in an interior, with an ambassador holding a staff before a seated man.

Ceiling Design: Roman Ambassador Ask the Sabine Numa Pompilius to Reign over Rome, Sala di Numa Pompilio, Palazzo Mil…

1800

Ink drawing of two caryatids, a seated figure, garland friezes and a crowded classical frieze below.

Friezes; Two Caryatids; Seated Figure

1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a kneeling man offering at an altar while a bearded god and eagle appear in clouds above.

Numa Pompilius Worshipping Jove on the Aventine, Ceiling Design for the Sala di Numa Pompilius, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

1800

Pen and brown ink lunette design with classical figures, a lyre and a shield, labelled Poesia.

Design for a Lunette with Allegory of Poetry

1800

Pen and brown ink sketch of a draped Victory figure with a trumpet beside studies of a wall section and stool.

Sketch of Victory holding Bowknot and Trumpet; sketches of Wall Section and Stool

1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated Madonna with a nude child standing on a cloud beside her under a draped canopy.

Madonna and Child

1810

Brown ink drawing of Bacchus and Ariadne's triumph in an octagon, with grape harvest and wine pressing friezes below.

Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne

1800

Pen and ink sketch of a wall decoration with columns, garlands hanging between rosettes, and vertical pilasters below.

Wall Decoration with Columns, Entablature, and Pilasters

Brown ink and wash drawing of a winged putto reclining on clouds beside a crab, a lunette design for a ceiling.

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

1800

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