Tomasso Bigatti (active circa 1800)
A design for a wall decoration in Ancient Roman style, with a central scene of Adonis discovering the sleeping Venus, flanked by panels with putti, griffins and winged horses
black chalk, bodycolour, on vellum
12½ x 21½ in. (31.5 x 54.5 cm.)
Tomasso Bigatti (active circa 1800)
A design for a wall decoration in Ancient Roman style, with a central scene of Adonis discovering the sleeping Venus, flanked by panels with putti, griffins and winged horses
black chalk, bodycolour, on vellum
12½ x 21½ in. (31.5 x 54.5 cm.)