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Diana and Callisto, Dining Room, Palazzo Rasponi, Ravenna

Diana seated in left middle distance, points at Callisto, who appears uncovered by three girls. More girls appear in foreground and middle distance along with two dogs. Situated under trees with distant view into valley, scene suggests rest after hunt. Verso: two pen sketches for girls, crouching one and lying one. Inscribed above: Camera di pranzo casa/ Rasponi Ravenna.

Credit: Museum purchase through gift of various donors

1817
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on cream-colored rolled paper
1901-39-2249
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020

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