Caption

Apollinis statua in viridario cardinalis de Medicis, Sculpture of Apollo, Antiquarum statuarum urbis Romae quae in publicis locis visuntur icones, Ancient sculptures in Rome, print, album page, Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album., printmaker: Cherubino Alberti, Italy, publisher: Andrea Vaccari, Rome, 1577, paper, engraving, height 222 mm x width 136 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, (story of) Apollo (Phoebus), A monochrome engraving of a nude male figure standing on a carved stone base, shown in three-quarter view with one leg raised and resting on a rock-like support, the other foot planted on the base; the figure has curly hair and is holding a pan flute to his mouth with both hands, gaze directed downward toward the instrument; musculature and anatomical details are rendered with fine crosshatching and shading, and the background consists of closely spaced horizontal lines filling the rectangular frame.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B31_010

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Keywords

Apollinis statua viridario cardinalis de Medicis Sculpture Apollo Antiquarum statuarum urbis Romae quae publicis locis visuntur icones Ancient sculptures Rome print album page Caption Latin Print part album printmaker Cherubino Alberti Italy publisher Andrea Vaccari 1577 paper engraving height 222 mm x width 136 mm set 79 prints title print depicting ancient sculptures piece sculpture reproduction story of Phoebus monochrome engraving nude male figure standing carved stone base shown three-quarter view leg raised resting rock- support foot planted base figure curly hair holding pan flute mouth hands gaze directed downward instrument musculature anatomical details rendered fine crosshatching shading background consists closely spaced horizontal lines filling rectangular frame