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A Canopied Ceiling with Aurora in Central Panel
Felice Giani1818–23
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Canopy scheme. Ovoid medallion showing rising of sun in center. Motif is surrounded by festoons. An otherwise undecorated white tent or one with stripes and other decorations, especially pairs of puttos facing the corners. Pairs of putti and altar shown in the corners on blue ground. Moldings outside.
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Details
- Title: A Canopied Ceiling with Aurora in Central Panel
- Creator: Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823
- Date Created: 1818–23
- 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 traces of graphite on cream laid paper
- Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
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