This is a drawing featuring a central figure with wings and a lion head, perched above three reclining human figures amidst decorative motifs. The central figure has eagle wings and a lion-like visage, sitting regally atop the decorative elements. The three figures below are depicted in dynamic positions. The drawing is set against a plain background with handwritten words at the top.
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Door Knocker with Zeus Vanguishing Giants

or artist Italian 18th Century

Italian 17th Century

late 17th or early 18th century

Medium
pen and brown ink with blue, gray, and white gouache
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall: 16.5 x 12.2 cm (6 1/2 x 4 13/16 in.)
Culture
Paduan
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Iain Nasatir
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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