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Object Details

Date
ca. 1800
Designer
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Ceres and Cybele seated on mound in center. Kneeling girl offers her grain. Group composed of girl and two young men embracing each other, stand at left. Cupid standing behind Ceres pointing bow at group. Woman sleeps upon sheafs of grain.
made in
Italy
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of various donors
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Accession Number
1901-39-1061
Type
figures
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, traces of graphite on cream laid paper
Dimensions
7.6 x 18 cm (3 x 7 1/16 in.)
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq48120514c-7745-41ec-9c46-93d1f0b8f316
Record ID
chndm_1901-39-1061