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Retrieval of Books from the Tomb of Numa, Sala di Numa Pompilius, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza
Felice Giani1802–05
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Civilian and soldier take books from two sarcophagi at left,while another officer reads book in center; groups of soldiers stand on either side in middle plane. Distant view of mountainous country with walled town.
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- Title: Retrieval of Books from the Tomb of Numa, Sala di Numa Pompilius, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza
- Creator: Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823
- Date Created: 1802–05
- 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 laid paper
- Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
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