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Nili fluvy imago Romae in Vaticano, Sculpture of the River Nile, Antiquarum statuarum urbis Romae quae in publicis locis visuntur icones, Ancient sculptures in Rome, print, album page, Image of the river god the Nile with attributes of a fruit horn, a sphinx, crocodiles, and little boys. Title in Latin top left. Print is part of an album., number: '24', printmaker, publisher, Rome, Italy, paper, engraving, height 134 mm x width 222 mm, After an ancient sculpture in the Vatican Museums. 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, personification of river Nile, 'Nilo' (Ripa), Nile, A large reclining bearded male figure occupies the center, shown nude from the waist up with a muscular torso and draped cloth around his lower body, his head turned to one side and hair adorned with a laurel wreath. Multiple small childlike figures climb over and around the central figure, some perched on his limbs, others lying on the drapery beneath him, and one child sits atop a large cornucopia filled with rounded fruits and flowers. To the right of the cornucopia a seated adult wears a cap and simple garments and looks toward the reclining figure. The scene is set against a densely lined horizontal background above a textured surface that suggests fabric and flowing water beneath the figures. The image is executed in fine parallel and cross-hatched lines giving sculptural shading and contour to bodies and objects.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B30_489

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Keywords

Nili fluvy imago Romae Vaticano Sculpture River Nile Antiquarum statuarum urbis Romae quae publicis locis visuntur icones Ancient sculptures Rome print album page Image river god Nile attributes fruit horn sphinx crocodiles little boys Title Latin top left Print part album number 24 printmaker publisher Italy paper engraving height 134 mm x width 222 mm ancient sculpture Vatican Museums set 79 prints title print depicting ancient sculptures piece sculpture reproduction personification river Nile Nilo Ripa large reclining bearded male figure occupies center shown nude waist up muscular torso draped cloth lower body head turned side hair adorned laurel wreath Multiple small childlike figures climb central figure perched limbs lying drapery beneath child sits atop cornucopia filled rounded fruits flowers right seated adult wears cap simple garments looks reclining figure scene densely lined horizontal background textured surface fabric flowing water beneath figures image executed fine parallel cross-hatched lines giving sculptural shading contour bodies objects