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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Brown ink and wash drawing of Apollo in a chariot pulled by winged horses across clouds, within an octagonal frame.

Apollo in his Chariot with Aurora, Sala Ottogonale, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Engraving of Venus and Cupid seated in a forge with blacksmiths working at an anvil and weapons scattered nearby.

Venus and Cupid at the Forge of Vulcan

Gérard de Lairesse, 1700

Brown ink and wash drawing of Apollo seated playing a lyre beside a quiver of arrows and a decorative frieze.

Apollo

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and brown wash sketch of mythological medallions with nude figures, bulls and a bull's head, by Felice Giani.

Deeds of Jupiter, for a Ceiling

Felice Giani, 1810

Ink and wash drawing with a central scene of a figure with a bow beside an altar and dog, flanked by two diamond-shaped figur

Three Bacchus Subjects: Bacchus Worshipped: Bacchus Marries Ariadne; Triumph of Bacchus

Felice Giani, 1800

Three-panel pen and ink drawing with brown wash showing mythological scenes of a forge, Venus with cupids, and a festive gath

Winter, the Forge of the Vulcan, Spring, the Bath of Venus, Summer Feasts of Bacchus and Ceres

Felice Giani, 1790

Pen and wash drawing of Apollo and Marsyas in a hexagonal frame, with a lyre beside them and a reclining satyr figure.

Apollo flays Marsyas

Felice Giani, 1790

Ink and wash drawing of two scenes: Thetis at a forge with armor, and Thetis presenting armor to a reclining Achilles.

Thetis in the Workshop of Hephaestus; Thetis Showing the Armor to Achilles: Two Designs for Ceiling Panels in the Gal…

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and brown wash design with a central tondo of seated Apollo with lyre and three diamond panels of seasonal figures.

Decorative Project for Central Tondo with Apollo, Autumn and Winter

Felice Giani, 1780

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash showing three putti roundels, a central Bacchus and Ariadne scene, and winged figures bes

Bacchus and Ariadne with Autumn and Victories and Three Roundels with Putti

Felice Giani, 1790

Pen and wash drawing of a seated lyre player in pink drapery beside a dog and grazing cattle in a wooded landscape.

Apollo Guards the Herds [or Flocks] of King Admetus

Felice Giani, 1800

Ink and wash sketch of three classical scenes with seated and standing figures, with handwritten Italian captions.

Cornelia, Mother of Gracchi; Socrates, Alcibiades and Aspasia; Zeus and the Maidens of Crotone

Pencil drawing of a youthful face with a garland and a bearded satyr mask with pointed ears and an open mouth.

Mask with Garland and ears; Mask with Beard and Ears of Satyr

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown wash drawing of Hebe pouring wine for seated Jupiter, with an eagle, cherubs and clouds around them.

Hebe Pours Wine into Jupiter's Bowl

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of Apollo driving a chariot of four horses through clouds, with a winged figure above.

Apollo Driving the Chariot of the Sun, for the Sala di Apollo e Diana, Palazzo Bianchetti, Bologna

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil sketch of two classical women: one plays a lyre, the other dances with arm raised, with Italian annotations.

Terpsichore, Muse of Dance and Erato, Muse of Love Poetry

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and wash design sheet with rows of arched and diamond panels showing classical figures with sea centaurs and scrollwork.

Women Riding Sea Centaurs, Villa Aldini, Montmorency, France

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and ink drawing on blue paper of Hercules rising to Olympus among enthroned gods, winged figures and garlanded cherubs.

The Apothesis of Hercules, Palazzo Gessi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash sketch of a battle between centaurs and Lapiths, with warriors grappling and raised weapons.

Sketchbook Page: Battle of the Centaurs and Lapiths

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil drawing of two friezes showing a sea centaur with a ram-headed creature above and a sea figure battling a winged sea m

Sea Centaur Battles Sea Monster

Felice Giani, 1800

Ink and wash drawing of three nude female figures holding a garland, flanked by two winged cupids in a trapezoidal frame.

The Three Graces

Felice Giani, 1810

Ink and wash drawing of two octagonal mythological scenes with figures, vine arches and a mask, captioned in Italian.

Birth of Bacchus; Banquet of Bacchus and Ariadne

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and ink drawing of Achilles learning lyre from centaur Chiron, with seated women and a distant landscape.

Achilles Taught by Centaur Chiron How to Play Lyre

Felice Giani, 1790

Pen and ink drawing of Thetis dipping infant Achilles into a river among draped women, reeds, and a decorated urn.

Thetis Plunges Achilles in River Styx

Felice Giani, 1790

Pen and wash study of an ornamental ceiling with coffered panels, a column detail, and a temple facade sketch.

Study for the Sala di Apollo, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Graphite drawing of a draped woman seen from behind holding a celestial sphere, identified as Urania, Muse of Astronomy.

Urania, Muse of Astronomy

Felice Giani, 1800

Ink and wash drawing of two oval medallions, one with a lyre player and lion, the other with a kneeling figure at a temple.

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

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and brown wash drawing of the nine Muses seated in rows with labels, plus tragedy and comedy masks below.

Designs for paintings in Montmorency: The Nine Muses and two masks, Tragedy and Comedy

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and ink drawing of Hercules wrestling the river god Achelous, with winged figure and spectators in background.

The Struggle between Hercules and the River God Achelous

Felice Giani, 1810

Ink sketch of Venus in an oval composition surrounded by cherubs, winged figures and clouds beneath a crescent moon.

The Triumph of Venus designed for the bedroom of Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil drawing of two winged women in classical robes flanking a handled urn beneath a medallion and garlands.

Frieze with Bacchantes

Felice Giani, 1820

Brown ink and wash drawing of Neptune riding a sea chariot over waves, with attendant figures blowing a horn.

Neptune Riding over the Sea in a Chariot

Felice Giani, 1820

Pen and brown ink drawing of an old man kneeling before a seated warrior in a tent, with a banquet table and figures behind.

Priam in the Tent of Achilles

Felice Giani, 1790

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

Felice Giani, 1820

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

Felice Giani, 1800

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

Six Antique Gods and Goddesses

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

Hercules and Nemean Lion

Felice Giani, 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

Felice Giani, 1820

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

Felice Giani, 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

Felice Giani, 1820

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

Thirteen Apollo Subjects for Ceiling

Felice Giani, 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

Felice Giani, 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

Felice Giani, 1800

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

Venus and Cupid

Felice Giani, 1800

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

Felice Giani, 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

Felice Giani, 1810

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

Three Bacchus Subjects: Bacchus Worshipped

Felice Giani, 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

Felice Giani, 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…

Felice Giani, 1800

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

Four Antique Goddesses

Pen and ink drawing in an octagon of a banquet with reclining gods, a spilled cup, and a fallen figure on the floor.

Hebe Falls and Spills the Nectar Brought to Jupiter

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and ink drawing of Hercules seated beside a bull with kneeling women and a figure holding a wreath, on blue paper.

Hercules and Tole

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown wash sketch of ten lunette-shaped scenes with seated muses, each labeled in handwritten Italian.

Ten Lunettes with Muse and Mnemosine

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing with two hexagonal scenes of Orpheus and Eurydice: classical figures by a building, and figures in

Two Episodes with Orpheus and Eurydice

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of two hexagonal panels showing classical figures, a lyre player, and musicians among attendants.

Orpheus Among the Muses; Orpheus Playing the Lyre

Felice Giani, 1810

Ink and wash sketch of three Hercules scenes: a centaur struggle, a central seated scene, and a warrior combat in roundels.

Three Deeds of Hercules

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and ink drawing with three classical scenes: a banquet in an octagon, figures at a desk, and Minerva with cherubs and tro

Bacchus, Apollo and Mnemosine; Minerva with Trophies

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and ink drawing of Hercules and Iole reclining on a couch with a winged Cupid beside them.

Hercules and Iole

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown ink drawing in three panels showing mythological figures, clouds, draped groups and a sculptural relief.

Mythological or Biblical Scene; Juno and Jove Enthroned with Three Fates; Three Graces with Apollo and Minerva; Sculp…

Pen and wash drawing of two oval medallions: a farmer plowing with oxen, and Diana the huntress seated with a dog.

Man the Farmer, Diana the Goddess of the Hunt, Design for Vaulted Ceiling, Sala dei Legislatori, Palazzo Conti-Siniba…

Felice Giani, 1800

Pen and brown ink sketch page with three panels of winged figures, a Madonna and child with an angel, and a seated draped fig

Sketchbook Page: Nine Muses

Felice Giani, 1758

Pen and brown ink sketch of Phaeton approaching Apollo beside a large sun disc, with a city and clouds.

Phaeton Asks Apollo to Drive the Sun Chariot

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of two octagonal scenes showing Jupiter with Hebe and Apollo with a lyre beside Terpsichore.

Jupiter and Hebe, Apollo and Terspsichore

Felice Giani, 1810

Ink and wash sheet with octagonal scenes of Cupid and Psyche and small studies of winged Cupid figures, labeled in Italian.

Cupid and Psyche: Four Octagons and Eight Drawings of Cupid

Felice Giani, 1810