Bacchus, Design for a Vaulted Ceiling, Faenza

Pen and ink with brown wash shows a seated figure within an oval medallion, a youthful man wearing a wreath of leaves and holding a cup. Grapevines and foliage fill the background, and a long staff leans at the left edge, with a crouching figure below.

Artist

Felice Giani

Date

1787–1802

Medium

Pen and ink, brush and bistre wash over black chalk on laid paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

1774 × 2240 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum