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Oval brown ink drawing of a woman offering a cup to a reclining man, with flying putti above and small putti in a roundel below.

Hebe Offering a Drink to Zeus

An oval pen-and-wash drawing shows a standing woman in flowing drapery offering a cup to a reclining, bare-chested man on a couch, with winged putti and clouds above. Two smaller putti and a serpentine creature appear in a roundel below, all in brown ink and wash.

Artist
Felice Giani
Date
1810–23
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite on cream laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2504 × 3999 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1823).
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: Hebe ofreciendo una bebida a Zeus

Un dibujo ovalado en tinta a pluma y aguada marrón muestra a una mujer de pie, con ropajes fluidos, ofreciendo una copa a un hombre recostado, con el torso desnudo, sobre un diván, con putti alados y nubes arriba. Dos putti más pequeños y una criatura serpentina aparecen en un medallón inferior, todo en tinta y aguada marrón.

Português: Hebe oferecendo uma bebida a Zeus

Um desenho oval em nanquim e aguada marrom mostra uma mulher em pé, com roupas fluidas, oferecendo uma taça a um homem reclinado, de torso nu, sobre um divã, com putti alados e nuvens acima. Dois putti menores e uma criatura serpentina aparecem em um medalhão inferior, tudo em tinta e aguada marrons.