Monument for an Accademia della Pace
Classification
architecture
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Accession Number
1938-88-3075
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Felice Giani (8–1823), a leading Italian Neoclassical artist architect, designed *Monument for an Acc della Pace* between 0 and 1820. Active during the Napoleonic era, Giani was celebrated for his elegant fusions of classical antiquity and contemporary grandeur, often creating architectural fantasies inspired by ancient Roman forms and the dramatic visions of Giovanni Battista Piranesi. This, classified as architecture and held in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's, likely represents a conceptual design for a monumental structure dedicated to an "Academy of Peace" (*Accademia della Pace*), ...