# Putto Frieze; Classical Altar

- By: Felice Giani (Italian, 1758–1823)
- Date: ca. 1820
- Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on cream laid paper
- Classification: Figures (representations)
- Dimensions: 18.8 x 27.5 cm (7 3/8 x 10 13/16 in.)
- Culture: Italy
- Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
- Museum: [Smithsonian Institution](https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/7706)
- Rights: [CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/181a25bed4b91334d7eafa0eb8d6912c.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Two putti hold indistinct bunches on a ribbon; one putto supported by third putto. Outside, putti with musical instruments. Horizontal lines. Bottom right, an altar shown at angle.