Personification of Architecture with the Genius of the Fine Arts

1797

Felice Giani

Associated Names
Felice Giani

Artist, Italian, 1758 - 1823

This is a drawing of an allegorical scene featuring classical elements. The drawing shows a seated figure draped in robes resting beside classical architectural elements. A winged figure is pointing towards an inscribed panel on a pedestal. The scene includes Latin inscriptions and scattered architectural fragments like a Corinthian capital. The composition emphasizes classical drapery and form, reflecting themes of classical antiquity and scholarly endeavors.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint printed in red-brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.9 × 30 cm (9 × 11 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.4 × 44.1 cm (11 15/16 × 17 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.56.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Enrico Cortona, Milan); purchased 2017 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1992

  • Ottani Cavina, Anna. Felice Giani, 1758 - 1823, e la cultura di fine secolo. Milan, 1992: vol I, 40 and 46, n. 55.

Inscriptions

on monument in image: RATIOCINATIO / ET FABRICA / AN. MDCCXCVVI.; lower center in image: Felice Giani inv. et sculp.

Wikidata ID

Q77259682

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