Caption

Vestigia delle Terme di Tito. The triumph of Bacchus. Quadro from the central field of the vault decoration of room 25, Carlone, Marco (1742-1796), graphic artist; Smuglewicz, Franciszek (1745-1807), graphic artist; Mirri, Ludovico (1738-1786), publisher. Ancient architecture; traces (archaeological); Rome (Italy); traces of decoration; Bacchus (mythology)/Dionysus (mythology); Golden House of Nero (Rome); Baths of Titus (Rome); Bacchantes. 1776 — illustration; Italian print; antiquity; archaeology; mythology. Depicts the enthroned Bacchus surrounded by seasons (difficult to recognize); a boy hands Bacchus a cup of wine; in the border are winged figures and Bacchantes. Rome, 1776, colored graphic print. Height 52.2 cm; width 57 cm.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A39_425

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Rights managed

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78.4Mb (6.8Mb) / 20.0in x 15.2in / 6000 x 4566 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vestigia delle Terme di Tito triumph Bacchus Quadro central field vault decoration room 25 Carlone Marco 1742-1796 graphic artist Smuglewicz Franciszek 1745-1807 Mirri Ludovico 1738-1786 publisher Ancient architecture traces archaeological Rome Italy decoration mythology Dionysus Golden House Nero Baths Titus Bacchantes 1776 illustration Italian print antiquity archaeology Depicts enthroned Bacchus surrounded seasons difficult recognize boy hands Bacchus cup wine border winged figures colored graphic print Height 52.2 cm width 57 cm classical frieze scene set deep red rectangular panel group four lightly colored figures horse nearly nude muscular male flowing sash stands left holding horse’s reins draped female figure stands another draped female reaches second male holds staff hooked implement leaning near column raised foreleg stands them Surrounding central panel ornate pale border decorated repeated motifs stylized peacock- birds paired winged floral scrollwork small human busts standing figures medallion- roundels corners palette includes red pale cream light blue muted green gold brown tones delicate line shading washes.