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Drawing, Four Allegories of Commedia and Tragedy

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Felice Giani. It is dated ca. 1810 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, graphite on cream laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

24 x 19.5 cm (9 7/16 x 7 11/16 in.)

It is inscribed

inscribed on recto: la tragedia e la comedia; il genio della tragedia e comedia tempio dapollo e muse; la fama sono A nome dei poeti tragico e comici; interno del tempio d apollo Apollo incorona la tragedia e la comedia.

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Drawing, Four Allegories of Commedia and Tragedy; Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758–1823); Italy; pen and brown ink, graphite on cream laid paper; 24 x 19.5 cm (9 7/16 x 7 11/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-1487

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