Juno Suckling Hercules and Hebe Marrying Hercules with Minerva, Design Study

Two octagonal compositions drawn in pen, brown ink and grey-brown wash. The left shows a helmeted Minerva standing beside a seated Juno nursing an infant, with a rounded classical interior behind. The right shows a draped woman leading a helmeted figure forward while a man in a short tunic approaches, with columns and a fountain-like urn in the background.

Artist

Felice Giani

Date

1819

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and greyish-brown watercolor on paper.

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

4000 × 2817 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum