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Minerva, Mercury, Juno and Venus on Clouds, Study after Marcantonio Franceschini
Felice Giani1821–22
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
At top, Mercury, flying upside down, hovers over figures of Minerva, Juno and Venus with Amor seated on clouds; two winged putti with torches and wreath float below.
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- Title: Minerva, Mercury, Juno and Venus on Clouds, Study after Marcantonio Franceschini
- Creator: Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823
- Date Created: 1821–22
- Location Created: Italy
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk on white heavy wove paper
- Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
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