Minerva in Two Oval Roundels, Design for a Vaulted Ceiling

Two oval compositions in brown ink and bistre wash on pale paper. The left roundel shows a draped female figure beside a tree and a small table with a lamp, while the right shows a seated woman holding aloft a pair of scales beside a columned, coffered interior. Faint inscriptions appear beneath each oval.

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

2431 × 1478 px

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