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| Felice Giani Study of Roman sarcophagus in the Vatican Museum ca. 1820 drawing Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Felice Giani Study of antique statue of priestess ca. 1820 drawing Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Felice Giani Study of antique statue of seated woman ca. 1820 drawing Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
Sonnet: To Guido Cavalcanti
Guido, I would that Lapo, thou, and I,
Led by some strong enchantment, might ascend
A magic ship, whose charmèd sails should fly
With winds at will, where'er our thoughts might wend,
And that no change, nor any evil chance
Should mar our joyous voyage; but it might be
That even satiety should still enhance
Between our hearts their strict community,
And that the bounteous wizard then would place
Vanna and Bice and my gentle love,
Companions of our wanderings, and would grace
With passionate talk, wherever we might rove,
Our time, and each were as content and free
As I believe that thou and I should be.
– Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), translated by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
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| Felice Giani Study of antique statues and masks ca. 1820 drawing Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Felice Giani Study of antiquities - sarcophagus, vase, friezes ca. 1800 drawing Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Felice Giani Study of four Egyptian statues ca. 1820 drawing Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Felice Giani Study of five caryatids ca. 1800-1823 drawing on blue paper Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Felice Giani Study of four caryatids ca. 1800-1823 drawing on blue paper Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Felice Giani Two ichthyocentaurs- Bythos and Aphros ca. 1800 drawing Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Felice Giani Two Ichthyocentaurs - Bythos and Aphros ca. 1800 drawing Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Felice Giani Centaur Chiron teaching young Achilles to play the lyre ca. 1790 drawing on blue paper Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Felice Giani Centaur Nessus abducting Dejanira with Hercules pursuing ca. 1790 drawing on blue paper Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Felice Giani Hercules and Antæus ca. 1805 drawing Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Felice Giani Hercules and the Bull Achelous ca. 1805 drawing Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
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| Felice Giani Hercules and the Nemean Lion ca. 1805 drawing Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |