Caption
Sculptures of Venus, Emperor Augustus and Diana, Sculptures from antiquity, print, album page, Captions in Latin. Print is part of an album., inscription: 'Ende lib. No. 20 fol. 51....', number: '56', Italy, publisher: Giovanni Battista de' Rossi, Rome, publisher: Antonio Salamanca, grantor of privilege: Urbanus VIII, Vatican City, 1538, 1641, Giovanni Battista de' Rossi, Antonio Salamanca, Urbanus VIII, printmaker, grantor of privilege, paper, engraving, height 180 mm x width 238 mm, This print is part of a series of at least 19 prints of sculptures from antiquity., Person, Augustus (emperor of the Roman Empire), piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, (story of) Venus (Aphrodite), (story of) Diana (Artemis), (story of) Augustus, the Roman emperor, Three classical figures are drawn in fine line work on a light background. On the left stands a nude female figure with short wavy hair and a beaded necklace, one hand placed near her chest and the other resting near her hip, with weight shifted onto one leg. In the center is a nude male figure with a short cloak draped over one shoulder, muscular torso and a solemn facial expression, holding a short rod in one hand and a round object in the other, with a strip of cloth hanging from his arm. On the right is a draped female figure wearing a long flowing garment, her hair styled with a crescent-shaped ornament, one arm raised holding a cluster of arrows and the other extended holding a curved bow, her garments showing detailed folds and movement.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B30_283
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