Prudence, Vaulted Panel Design, Napoleonic Apartment, Quirinal Palace

A pen and ink design on a trapezoidal sheet shows a ceiling or vault layout with a central rectangular panel holding a small group of figures, flanked by two round medallions with figures. Faint ruled lines and grey wash define the decorative framework and borders.

Artist

Felice Giani

Date

1812

Medium

Pen and dark gray ink, brush and gray wash over black chalk ruled lines on light greenish-beige wove paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

4000 × 1264 px

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