Man at Supper with Attendants
1795â1810
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Museum purchase through gift of various donors
Accession Number
1901-39-1266
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Felice Giani (1758–1823), a prominent Italian Neoclassical artist, *Man at Supper with Att* between 1795 and 1810, a period bridging the late Enlightenment and Napoleonic era. Giani, influenced by masters like Giambattistaanesi, specialized in elegant drawings and paintings evoking ancient Rome's grandeur. This work, classified as "figures likely portrays a dignified banquet scene—a man presiding over supper with attendants—echoing classical themes of hospitality, social hierarchy, and conviviality that fascinated Neoclassicists. Though the medium remains unidentified amid ongoing research at...