Caption
Sculpture of Dirce being tied to a bull, Farnese Bull, Dirces, à zeto et Amphione ob vindictam matris, Antiquarum statuarum urbis Romae quae in publicis locis visuntur icones, Antique sculptures in Rome, print, album page, Antique sculpture known as the Farnese Taurus. 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., number: '43', printmaker, publisher, Rome, Italy, paper, engraving, height 224 mm x width 135 mm, Print after the ancient sculpture known as the Farnese Bull in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale Napoli in Naples. 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, Amphion and Zethus avenge their mother by tying Dirce to the horns of a bull, A monochrome engraving showing a group of muscular, partially draped and nude figures struggling with a bull; one figure on the left grips the bull by the head while another on the right pulls at a rope or rein, and a central seated or kneeling figure reaches up toward the animal with tense arms; the bull's head is turned toward the left and appears held by the figures, its body raised above them; at the lower left a small dog stands on its hind legs facing the central group while another robed figure sits with a cloth draped nearby; drapery and carved or rocky ledges form the ground beneath the figures, and fine horizontal hatch lines fill the background.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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