Caption
Farnese Bull, Dirce is tied to a bull, Sculptures from antiquity, print, album page, Ancient sculpture known as the Farnese Bull. The brothers Amphion and Zethus tie Dirce's braided hair to the horns of a bull. Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album., inscription: 'Ende lib. No. 21. fol. 205. 206., Ende lib. no. 2. fol. 3 et 4.', number: '92', 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, publisher, grantor of privilege, paper, engraving, height 178 mm x width 235 mm, This print is part of a series of at least 19 prints of sculptures from antiquity., piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, Amphion and Zethus avenge their mother by tying Dirce to the horns of a bull, A detailed black and white engraving shows a group of partially draped and nude figures arranged on rocky ledges; two standing muscular males pull on a rope attached to a reclining bull whose head is tilted and wearing a decorative headpiece, a seated female figure with drapery across her lap raises one arm toward the bull while another male figure crouches behind her reaching upward, a small childlike figure stands on a lower rock near a container, and various folds of cloth and carved rock textures fill the composition.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B30_322
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