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Pen and watercolor design of a winged goddess in a circular sky with cherubs, a chariot, and a sun-dial motif.

Project for Ceiling Design Depicting Aurora

A circular ceiling design in pen, brown ink and watercolor shows a winged female figure in flowing drapery soaring through a sky of pale yellow and rose clouds. Two cherubs appear below her, one at lower left and one at right, with a chariot and sun-dial motif at left and a ruled grid framing the sheet.

Artist
Felice Giani
Date
1810–25
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and watercolor, black chalk on off-white laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
3653 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1825).
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: Proyecto de diseño de techo con Aurora

Un diseño circular de techo, en pluma, tinta café y acuarela, muestra una figura femenina alada con amplios ropajes que vuela por un cielo de nubes amarillas y rosadas. Abajo aparecen dos querubines, uno a la izquierda y otro a la derecha, con un carro y un motivo de reloj solar a la izquierda.

Português: Projeto de teto com Aurora

Um desenho circular de teto, em caneta, tinta marrom e aquarela, mostra uma figura feminina alada, com vestes fluidas, voando por um céu de nuvens amarelas e rosadas. Abaixo aparecem dois querubins, um à esquerda e outro à direita, e à esquerda há um carro e um motivo de relógio de sol.