Study for an Oval Ceiling Design, Apollo, Strength, and Love, Fedele Fischetti, Italian, 1734 - 1789, Pen and brush and black ink, gray wash, black chalk on off-white laid paper, Figure of Apollo raises a torch. Allegory of Strength supports a column and holds her left hand with a sword over a fire. Love has a fire on her forehead and is accompanied by a dog and putti carrying burning hearts. The figures are seated on clouds. More putti are in attendance., Italy, 1760–89, interiors, Drawing

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