A Winged Victory in the Right Spandrel of an Arch
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Object Details
- Artist
- Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Right half; a triangle with a Nike holding in her outer hand a bar with a trophy, and in her inner hand a wreath. The outlines of the arch and of the case, and the keystone are sketched. Inscribed in black chalk: “fama del arco”.
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors
- ca. 1805
- Accession Number
- 1901-39-1357
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- figures
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Pen and black ink, graphite, brush and wash on paper
- Dimensions
- Mat: 91.3 x 71.4 cm (35 15/16 x 28 1/8 in.)
- 22 x 17.1 cm (8 11/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
- made in
- Italy
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1901-39-1357
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4e32e7187-996d-4af5-b345-55fad79fb08b
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