Caption
Bacchi statua in viridario Cesarinorum, Sculpture of Silenus with the young Bacchus on his shoulders, Ancient sculptures in Rome, Antiquarum statuarum urbis Romae quae in publicis locis visuntur icones, print, album page, Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album., number: '21', printmaker, publisher, Rome, Italy, paper, engraving, height 221 mm x width 134 mm, This print is part of a set of 79 prints (title print) depicting ancient sculptures in Rome., piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, Bacchus brought up by satyrs, maenads and Silenus, A monochrome engraving shows a nude standing male figure with a child seated on his shoulders; the adult's head tilts slightly back with a relaxed facial expression and long wavy hair, while the child wears a garland and holds clusters of grapes in each hand. The adult supports the child with one arm while the child's legs drape over the adult's chest; the adult's other arm rests near a draped cloth and a carved support beside him. The support features a carved face, a decorative leaf motif, and a cluster of grapes, and an architectural element with parallel slats leans against it. The background consists of closely spaced horizontal lines and the scene rests on a simple flat ground.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B30_484
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38.6Mb (10.1Mb) / 9.4in x 15.9in / 2830 x 4769 (300dpi)