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Drawing, Project for Two Octagonal Paintings: Daedalus using Breasts of Hebe as Model for Bowl for Jupiter. Hebe Receives this Bowl from Him.

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 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

30.7 x 45.2 cm (12 1/16 x 17 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: GDF

It is inscribed

Inscribed with pen: Dedalo scultore dei Dei misura le poppe di Ebe per farne dalla stessa la tazza da dare d'abere a Giove; Ebe riceve dallo scultore dei dei la tazza per dar d'abbere a Giove

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Drawing, Project for Two Octagonal Paintings: Daedalus using Breasts of Hebe as Model for Bowl for Jupiter. Hebe Receives this Bowl from Him.; Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758–1823); Italy; pen and brown ink on cream laid paper; 30.7 x 45.2 cm (12 1/16 x 17 13/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-3273

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