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Pen and brown wash drawing of two octagonal classical scenes: a helmeted figure beside a seated woman nursing a child, and figures in a columned hall.

Juno Suckling Hercules, Hebe Marries Hercules with Help of Minerva, Designed for Sala di Ercole e Ebe, Palazzo Gaddi, Forli.

Two octagonal compositions drawn in pen, brown ink and grey-brown wash. The left shows a helmeted Minerva standing beside a seated Juno nursing an infant, with a rounded classical interior behind. The right shows a draped woman leading a helmeted figure forward while a man in a short tunic approaches, with columns and a fountain-like urn in the background.

Artist
Felice Giani
Date
1819
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and greyish-brown watercolor on paper.
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 2817 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1819).
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: Juno amamantando a Hércules y Hebe casándose con Hércules con Minerva

Dos composiciones octogonales dibujadas a pluma, tinta parda y aguada gris parduzca. A la izquierda, una Minerva con casco está de pie junto a una Juno sentada que amamanta a un bebé, con un interior clásico de formas redondeadas al fondo. A la derecha, una mujer drapeada guía hacia adelante a una figura con casco mientras se acerca un hombre con túnica corta, con columnas y una urna al fondo.

Português: Juno amamentando Hércules e Hebe casando-se com Hércules com Minerva

Duas composições octogonais desenhadas a pena, tinta marrom e aguada cinza-amarronzada. À esquerda, uma Minerva com elmo está em pé ao lado de uma Juno sentada amamentando um bebê, com um interior clássico de formas arredondadas ao fundo. À direita, uma mulher drapeada conduz uma figura com elmo para frente enquanto um homem de túnica curta se aproxima, com colunas e uma urna ao fundo.

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