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Brown ink and wash drawing of a plumed-helmeted figure in a draped tent scene, with kneeling women reaching toward him and curtains framing the room.

Ceiling Design, Alexander and the Family of Darius, the Clemency of Alexander, Sala di Alessandro, Palazzo Naldi, Faenza

A pen and brown ink drawing with brown wash shows a tented court scene: a standing figure in a plumed helmet and draped tunic gestures beside a seated woman, while women kneel and reach out in the foreground. Curtains frame the room, and a small tripod stand and armed figures appear at the right. Faint inscription lettering runs along the bottom edge.

Artist
Felice Giani
Date
1803
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk with unruled border in pen and brown on white laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 3012 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1803).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

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

Español: Alejandro y la familia de Darío, diseño de techo de Felice Giani

Un dibujo a pluma con tinta parda y aguada marrón muestra una escena de corte bajo una tienda: una figura de pie con casco emplumado y túnica drapeada gesticula junto a una mujer sentada, mientras otras mujeres se arrodillan y extienden los brazos en primer plano. Cortinas enmarcan la sala, y a la derecha aparecen un pequeño trípode y figuras armadas.

Português: Alexandre e a família de Dario, projeto de teto de Felice Giani

Um desenho a pena com tinta marrom e aguada marrom mostra uma cena de corte sob uma tenda: uma figura de pé, com elmo emplumado e túnica drapeada, gesticula ao lado de uma mulher sentada, enquanto outras mulheres se ajoelham e estendem os braços em primeiro plano. Cortinas emolduram o ambiente, e à direita aparecem um pequeno tripé e figuras armadas.