Caption
Sculpture of Pasquino, Alexandri magni miles, vulgo Pasquinus cum Focium detinens, Ancient sculptures in Rome, Antiquarum statuarum urbis Romae quae in publicis locis visuntur icones, print, album page, next to the Palazzo Braschi, one of the talking statues in Rome. Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album., number: '44', printmaker, publisher, Rome, Italy, paper, engraving, height 219 mm x width 131 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, communication by means of 'statue parlanti', such as Marforio and Pasquino in Rome, A monochrome engraving showing a sculpted male torso and separate carved headless torso placed on a ledge against a textured wall, the standing torso viewed in three-quarter profile with a turned head wearing a head covering and a draped cloth around the waist, the muscles and contours rendered with cross-hatching, the detached torso in front displaying a broad chest and abdominal muscles, both sculptures positioned on a blocky pedestal with architectural molding, the background filled with fine horizontal hatch marks and scattered rough patches suggesting wear, and a narrow vertical textured panel at the right edge.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26B31_033
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