Socrates, Pericles, Alcibiades and Aspasia in Discussion

A pen and brown ink drawing with brush and brown wash shows four figures gathered around a low table in a shallow interior. A seated woman in a flowing robe leans forward at left beside a carved lion's head, while three men in helmets and drapery face her across the table. Handwritten Italian inscription appears below the scene.

Artist

Felice Giani

Date

1810–25

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite on light brown laid paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2880 × 2570 px

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