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Brown ink and wash drawing of classical gods on clouds, with a helmeted warrior woman with spear at left and winged putti below.

Minerva, Mercury, Juno and Venus on Clouds, Study after Marcantonio Franceschini

Pen and brown ink with brown wash on paper shows a group of gods on clouds. Minerva, helmeted and holding a spear, sits at left, while a winged figure in flight at top and a seated female figure with a cupid at right fill the upper section. Below, two winged putti reach toward a wreath and a torch.

Artist
Felice Giani
Date
1821–22
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk on white heavy wove paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
3052 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1822).
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: Minerva, Mercurio, Juno y Venus sobre nubes, tras Franceschini

Dibujo a tinta parda y aguada marrón sobre papel muestra un grupo de dioses sobre nubes. Minerva, con casco y lanza, aparece a la izquierda, mientras una figura alada en vuelo arriba y una mujer sentada con un cupido a la derecha llenan la parte superior. Abajo, dos putti alados alcanzan una corona y una antorcha.

Português: Minerva, Mercúrio, Juno e Vênus sobre nuvens, após Franceschini

Desenho em tinta marrom à pena com aguada marrom sobre papel mostra um grupo de deuses sobre nuvens. Minerva, de capacete e lança, aparece à esquerda, enquanto uma figura alada em voo no alto e uma mulher sentada com um cupido à direita ocupam a parte superior. Abaixo, dois putti alados alcançam uma coroa e uma tocha.