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Drawing, Orpheus, Ceres, Design for Vaulted Ceiling, Sala dei Legislatori, Palazzo Conti-Sinibaldi, Faenza

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Felice Giani. It is dated 1787–1802 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and greyish-brown wash over black chalk on 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

10.8 x 18.6 cm (4 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in ink: orfeo inv della musica, cerere inv delle biade.

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Drawing, Orpheus, Ceres, Design for Vaulted Ceiling, Sala dei Legislatori, Palazzo Conti-Sinibaldi, Faenza; Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758–1823); Italy; pen and ink, brush and greyish-brown wash over black chalk on laid paper; 10.8 x 18.6 cm (4 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-3430

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