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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pencil drawing of a woman reclining on a cloud with feathered diadem, holding a scepter, draped in flowing cloth.

Juno Seated on a Cloud

Anton Raphael Mengs, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of Apollo driving a horse-drawn chariot through clouds, with a winged figure leading the way.

Apollo in Chariot with Aurora and the Hours

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil outline drawing of a nude maiden with arms raised, pursued by a horned satyr in a dynamic, angular pose.

Maiden Chased by a Satyr

William Hunt Diederich, 1910

Brown ink and wash drawing of two muscular men wrestling, one lifting the other, with swirling drapery and a Latin inscriptio

Hercules and Antaeus

Annibale Carracci, 1800

Pen and ink drawing of Penelope recognizing Ulysses, a seated woman reaching toward a bearded man beside a torch-bearing serv

Penelope Recognizes Ulysses

Felice Giani, 1800

Octagonal ceiling study in brown wash showing Apollo and the Muses among columns and ornamental panels.

Study for "The Triumph of Apollo" for the Ceiling of the Sala delle Muse, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican

Tommaso Maria Conca, 1770

Graphite figure study of a muscular male torso with raised arms and several separate hand studies on grey paper.

Figure Study for Diana and Her Attendants among the Constellations

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Brown ink wash stage design of a domed theatre with a winged figure, classical columns, and a crowd around a smoking altar.

Stage Design: Curtain, The Workshop of Apollo

Felice Giani, 1800

Circular engraved design with a jester's head at center, surrounded by scrollwork, dragons, a peacock and mythical figures.

Design for an Engraved Tazza with the Head of a Jester and a Satyr, representing Pride and Folly

Flemish Theodor de Bry, 1590

Pen and brown ink drawing of Bacchus seated with a thyrsus and panther, within an octagonal frame with a temple behind.

Bacchus

Felice Giani, 1810

Circular sepia wash drawing of Hebe and Hercules's wedding with seated woman, reclining man, and winged putti.

The Wedding of Hebe and Hercules

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing in an octagon of Bacchus and Ceres seated with cherubs, grapes and wheat.

Bacchus and Ceres

Felice Giani, 1800

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

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

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

Frieze with Bacchantes

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