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Sculptures of Bacchus, Cupid and Mercury and Venus as lovers, Sculptures from antiquity, print, album page, Captions in Latin. Print is part of an album., number: '57', inscription: 'Ende lib. No. 1 fol. 54., Ende lib. No. 20 fol. 21...', Italy, publisher: Giovanni Battista de' Rossi, Rome, publisher: Antonio Salamanca, grantor of privilege: Urban VIII, Vatican City, 1538, 1641, Giovanni Battista de' Rossi, Antonio Salamanca, Urban VIII, printmaker, granter 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. The statue of Bacchus is located in Palazzo Farnese in Rome., piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros), (story of) Bacchus (Dionysus), Liber, Mercury and Venus as lovers, A black and white engraving shows three groups of standing nude figures across the width of the image. On the left a muscular adult male holds a bunch of grapes while a small child sits on his shoulder holding clusters of fruit, and a draped cloth and decorative foliage hang beside them. In the center a winged figure stands facing slightly to the side, holding a bow in one hand and a hanging drapery in the other, with long hair and feathered wings visible. On the right two adults stand closely together in an embrace, one wearing a winged helmet and the other leaning in, with draped cloth around their hips and a hand resting on the other's chest. The background is plain and the figures are rendered with detailed line shading and crosshatching.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B30_284

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Keywords

Sculptures Bacchus Cupid Mercury Venus lovers antiquity print album page Captions Latin Print part album number 57 inscription Ende lib No 1 fol 54 20 fol 21 Italy publisher Giovanni Battista de Rossi Rome Antonio Salamanca grantor privilege Urban VIII Vatican City 1538 1641 printmaker granter paper engraving height 180 mm x width 238 mm series 19 prints sculptures statue located Palazzo Farnese piece sculpture reproduction story of Amor Eros Dionysus Liber black white engraving three groups standing nude figures across image left muscular adult male holds bunch grapes small child sits shoulder holding clusters fruit draped cloth decorative foliage hang beside them center winged figure stands facing slightly side bow hand hanging drapery long hair feathered wings visible right two adults stand closely together embrace wearing winged helmet leaning in hips hand resting s chest background plain figures rendered detailed line shading crosshatching