Design for Wall or Ceiling Decoration with Bacchus, Hymen and Venus, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash, black chalk, graphite on off-white laid paper, Hymen standing, embraces Dionysos with right arm and raises torch with his left arm. At left Dionysos sits upon throne, together with lion; he leans left hand upon pitcher, supports hand thyrsos with right. At right Venus sits, holding a wreath with each hand. Upon clouds in foreground at left, the mask of satyr, with tamborine and other musical instrument on vine. At right, two kissing doves

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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