Dancing Fame with Lyre, Reception Hall, Palazzo Quirinale, Rome

A small winged female figure in flowing drapery dances across a ruled frame, holding a lyre aloft with a halo-like glow behind her head. A tiny tripod-like stand and a wreath or ring lie on the ground nearby, drawn in pen, ink and light washes.

Artist

Felice Giani

Date

1812

Medium

Pen and dark gray ink, brush and color washes over black chalk ruled lines on beige wove paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

1600 × 1407 px

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