Image

Felice Giani

Vestal Virgins Showing the Will of Augustus to Tiberius and the Senate, 1785-1790

Description

Maker

Felice Giani, 1758-1823, Italian

Title

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

Year

1785-1790

Medium

pen and brush, brown ink and wash, and white opaque watercolor on laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

paper

Dimensions

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

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Collection mark: M. Brandegee

Type

Credit

Gift of Mr. Janos Scholz

Object Number

57.246

Projects & Publications

Publications

Old Master Drawings from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Exhibition History

Old Master Drawings

September 2 - October 16, 1983

Prints and Drawings with a Classical Reference

December 15, 1965 - January 9, 1966

Italian Drawings from the Museum's Collection

March 17 - April 16, 1961

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