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Felice Giani

Vestal Virgins Showing the Will of Augustus to Tiberius and the Senate

Maker

Felice Giani (Italian, 1758-1823)

Title

Vestal Virgins Showing the Will of Augustus to Tiberius and the Senate

Year

1785-1790

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

chalk, pen and ink, wash technique, white heightening

Supports

Dimensions

44 x 83.5 cm (17 5/16 x 32 7/8 inches) (irregular)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: Collection mark: M. Brandegee

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mr. Janos Scholz

Object Number

57.246

Type

Provenance

… - 1904, Collection of Giovanni Piancastelli, Rome, [1845-1926].

1904 - 1944, Purchased by Mary and Edward Brandegee, Boston, MA from Giovanni Piancastelli. Lugt, 1860c.

1944 - 1957, Purchased by Janos Scholz, New York, [b. 1903] from Mary Brandegee, Boston, MA.

1957, Gift to the RISD Museum from Janos Scholz on 12/04/1957.

Publications

Exhibition History

Old Master Drawings
Sep 02, 1983 – Oct 16, 1983
Prints and Drawings with a Classical Reference
Dec 15, 1965 – Jan 09, 1966
Italian Drawings from the Museum's Collection
Mar 17, 1961 – Apr 16, 1961

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Felice Giani (Italian, 1758-1823)
Vestal Virgins Showing the Will of Augustus to Tiberius and the Senate, 1785-1790
pen and brush, brown ink and wash, and white opaque watercolor on laid paper
44 x 83.5 cm (17 5/16 x 32 7/8 inches) (irregular)
Gift of Mr. Janos Scholz 57.246

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