Title
Trionfi or sugar sculptures of Myrrha and Daphne, Raggvaglio della solenne comparsa, fatta in Roma gli otto di gennaio
Caption
Trionfi or sugar sculptures of Myrrha and Daphne, Raggvaglio della solenne comparsa, fatta in Roma gli otto di gennaio MDCLXXXVII. dall'illvstrissimo, et eccellentissimo signor conte di Castelmaine ambasciadore straordinario della Sagra Real Maestà di Giacomo Secondo rè d'Inghilterra, Scozia, Francia, et Ibernia, difensore della fede alla Santa Sede Apostolica, in andare pvblicamente all'vdienza della Santità di Nostro Signore Papa Innocenzo Vndecimo, Lenardi, Giovanni Battista, 1656-1704, Westerhout, Arnold van, 1651-1725, Wright, John Michae, ca. 1617-ca. 1694, Etching, 1687?, The table sculptures were designed for the banquet given by British Ambassador Roger Palmer, Earl of Castlemaine, in Rome on January 14, 1687. On the left, Myrrha is changed into a myrtle tree that splits open to release the infant Adonis. On the right, Daphne is changed into a laurel tree by her father Peneus, while Apollo approaches and Cupid flies nearby. Captions/inscriptions: 15--in upper right. Gio: Batta. Lenardi delin.--in lower left. Arnoldo V. Westerhout fiam.o Sculp.--in lower right
Info+
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Date
1687
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT19B35_006
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
30,2Mb (2,1Mb) / 13,0in x 9,0in / 3900 x 2703 (300dpi)