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Vulcan, Design for Vaulted Ceiling, Sala dei Legislatori, Palazzo Conti-Sinibaldi, Faenza
Felice Giani1787–1802
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Vulcan shown in profile, seated beside anvil toward left, inside cave. Right hand holds group of Three Graces, left hand holds hammer. Distant view of volcano. Inscribed inside oval: Volcano invent delle arti. Top left, perhaps part of "7."
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- Title: Vulcan, Design for Vaulted Ceiling, Sala dei Legislatori, Palazzo Conti-Sinibaldi, Faenza
- Creator: Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823
- Date Created: 1787–1802
- Location Created: Italy
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Pen and ink, brush and bistre wash over black chalk on rolled paper
- Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
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