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Sculptures of Jupiter, Bellona, and Silenus with a wineskin, Sculptures from antiquity, print, album page, Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album., inscription: 'Ende lib. No. 20 fol. 60., et lib. No. 4. fol. 104., Ende lib. No. 1. fol. 53 ... Ende lib. No. 23. fol. 143.', number: '94', 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, grantor of privilege, paper, engraving, height 182 mm x width 239 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, (story of) Silenus, (story of) Jupiter (Zeus), Three carved figures stand side by side on a pale background. The left figure is a bearded male nude with curly hair, one arm raised and the other holding a long leafy object, his body showing muscular definition and his feet on a rectangular base. The central figure is a robed woman wearing a helmet, holding a tall vertical staff in one hand and a small round shield in the other, her draped garments showing vertical folds and her feet on a low plinth. The right figure is an older bearded male nude seated on a block, holding a rounded sack or rock against his torso with both hands, his legs bent and his feet resting on a small stepped base. Each figure is rendered in fine linear shading on a rectangular sheet with borders.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B30_324

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Keywords

Sculptures Jupiter Bellona Silenus wineskin antiquity print album page Caption Latin Print part album inscription Ende lib No 20 fol 60 et lib 4 fol 104 1 53 .. 23 143 number 94 Italy publisher Giovanni Battista de Rossi Rome Antonio Salamanca grantor privilege Urban VIII Vatican City 1538 1641 printmaker paper engraving height 182 mm x width 239 mm series 19 prints sculptures piece sculpture reproduction story of Zeus Three carved figures stand side pale background left figure bearded male nude curly hair arm raised holding long leafy object body showing muscular definition feet rectangular base central figure robed woman wearing helmet tall vertical staff hand small round shield draped garments vertical folds low plinth right figure older bearded male nude seated block rounded sack rock torso hands legs bent feet resting small stepped base figure rendered fine linear shading rectangular sheet borders