Caption

Vestigia delle Terme di Tito. Bacchus' youth. Quadro from 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); traces of decoration; Bacchus/Dionysus (mythology); Golden House of Nero (Rome); Baths of Titus (Rome); Victoria (mythology); grotesques (ornament); peacocks. 1776 — illustration; Italian graphics; antiquity; archaeology; mythology; decoration of the vault of room 25, 1776, Rome; colored graphic print; height 32 cm, width 42.3 cm; board marked no. I.34; in the graphic album page 15.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A39_426

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Keywords

Vestigia delle Terme di Tito Bacchus youth Quadro vault decoration room 25 Carlone Marco 1742–1796 graphic artist Smuglewicz Franciszek 1745–1807 Mirri Ludovico 1738–1786 publisher Ancient architecture traces archaeological decoration Dionysus mythology Golden House Nero Rome Baths Titus Victoria grotesques ornament peacocks 1776 illustration Italian graphics antiquity archaeology vault colored graphic print height 32 cm width 42.3 cm board marked no I.34 graphic album page 15 classical-style scene rendered rectangular panel deep red background group figures horse standing pale ground human figures wear flowing draped garments pale tones male figure depicted nude back another central male figure holds round shield pale edge pale horse light mane stands beside them body rendered soft off-white beige subtle greenish shadows female figure right touches horse's hindquarters composition surrounded wide decorative border featuring ornate floral foliate motifs green muted teal stylized birds urn- forms small decorative roundels red backgrounds pale figural silhouettes set cream-colored field thin gold black framing lines colors visible include red cream pale off-white muted green teal gold black touches brown.