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Drawing, Ceiling Design, Alexander and the Family of Darius, the Clemency of Alexander, Sala di Alessandro, Palazzo Naldi, Faenza

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Felice Giani. It is dated 1803 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk with unruled border in pen and brown on white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

18.4 x 24.8 cm (7 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.) dims. vary Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower margin: Alessandro alla tenda di Dario

Cite this object as

Drawing, Ceiling Design, Alexander and the Family of Darius, the Clemency of Alexander, Sala di Alessandro, Palazzo Naldi, Faenza; Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758–1823); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk with unruled border in pen and brown on white laid paper; 18.4 x 24.8 cm (7 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.) dims. vary Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-3371

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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