# Design for a Fan: Capriccio with Roman Ruins and the Farnese Hercules

- By: Giovanni Paolo Panini (Italian, 1691 - 1765)
- Date: ca. 1750
- Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, graphite on cream laid paper, lined
- Classification: Costume accessories
- Dimensions: 14.1 x 26 cm (5 9/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
- Culture: Italy
- Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
- Museum: [Smithsonian Institution](https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/68292)
- Rights: [CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/87445ea00a8f45d296270a0d45c994b4.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Semi-circular design corresponding to the shape of an open fan, illustrated with Roman ruins and statuary. Identifiable imagery includes the Farnese Hercules, the Pantheon and the lion fountain of the capital. At the top in pen and ink, a sketch for a border decoration.