Caption

Fratribus pani lupercalia, Amulium aducitur, The Lupercalia and the capture of Remus, Life of Romulus and Remus, print, album page, Series number, 4, 27, A group of naked men celebrate during the Lupercalia. The festivities are disrupted by the soldiers of Amulius who capture Remus., printmaker: Giovanni Battista Fontana, Italy, 1572 - 1573, paper, etching, height 138 mm x width 180 mm, (story of) Romulus and Remus, Remus is captured during the festival of the Lupercalia and brought before Amulius, A finely detailed black and white line engraving shows a wooded landscape with tall trees framing a clearing where numerous nude and partially dressed male figures move and struggle; some figures embrace or grapple with each other, one figure wears a helmet and holds a spear while others gesture and reach outward; in the middle distance a raised platform or altar supports a small statue next to a vessel emitting smoke; the ground is patterned with flowing lines indicating terrain and the sky is filled with horizontal hatching and cloud shapes.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B28_420

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40.8Mb (12.1Mb) / 14.3in x 11.1in / 4302 x 3316 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fratribus pani lupercalia Amulium aducitur Lupercalia capture Remus Life Romulus print album page Series number 4 27 group naked men celebrate festivities disrupted soldiers Amulius capture Remus printmaker Giovanni Battista Fontana Italy 1572 - 1573 paper etching height 138 mm x width 180 mm story of captured festival finely detailed black white line engraving wooded landscape tall trees framing clearing numerous nude partially dressed male figures move struggle figures embrace grapple figure wears helmet holds spear gesture reach outward middle distance raised platform altar supports small statue next vessel emitting smoke ground patterned flowing lines indicating terrain sky filled horizontal hatching cloud shapes