Bacchanal with satyrs and vomiting figures, Three friezes with bacchanals, print, number: '23', printmaker: Virgilius Solis, Nuremberg, 1524 - 1562, Bavaria, paper, engraving, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 55 mm x width 245 mm, Part of a series of three friezes with bacchanals., vomiting, satyr(s) (in general), thiasos, i.e. Bacchus' revel-rout, bacchanal without Bacchus, A long horizontal scene in a monochrome engraving shows a procession of nude and partially nude human figures and mythic satyrs in a rolling landscape with distant trees and architectural structures; on the left, clustered figures carry and pour large pitchers and a shallow dish, water or liquid arcing from the vessels, while a reclining figure near the center reaches toward a bowl of fruit and a seated figure kneels beside them; other standing figures interact by touching or supporting each other, and several figures bend forward or kneel to scoop or pour more liquid; toward the right, two satyrs pl...
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Bacchanal with satyrs and vomiting figures, Three friezes with bacchanals, print, number: '23', printmaker: Virgilius Solis, Nuremberg, 1524 - 1562, Bavaria, paper, engraving, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 55 mm x width 245 mm, Part of a series of three friezes with bacchanals., vomiting, satyr(s) (in general), thiasos, i.e. Bacchus' revel-rout, bacchanal without Bacchus, A long horizontal scene in a monochrome engraving shows a procession of nude and partially nude human figures and mythic satyrs in a rolling landscape with distant trees and architectural structures; on the left, clustered figures carry and pour large pitchers and a shallow dish, water or liquid arcing from the vessels, while a reclining figure near the center reaches toward a bowl of fruit and a seated figure kneels beside them; other standing figures interact by touching or supporting each other, and several figures bend forward or kneel to scoop or pour more liquid; toward the right, two satyrs play wind instruments while another satyr reclines near a spout of water and a pile of fruit, and in the far background rounded buildings and rocky outcrops punctuate the horizon.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A94_454

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Droits gérés

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40.2Mo (7.0Mo) / 68.2cm x 14.8cm / 8052 x 1747 (300dpi)

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