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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Engraving of a chained bearded man lying in a dark cell beside several motionless children on a stone floor.

Ugolino and His Sons

Pietro Bettelini, 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

Etching of Apollo radiating light above a rocky slope with a winged horse, muses with a lyre, and scattered armor and books.

Scene with Apollo

Christian Winck, 1800

Engraving of Diana and nymphs bathing in a grotto pool, with a hunter with antlers at left, captioned in Latin.

Diana and Actaeon

Michael Hartwagner, 1700

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 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

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

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

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