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Description: | Ant s. b.r. "Petrus Aquila delin et sculp"; inscr. b.l. "Annibal Carraccius pinx in aedibus Farnesianus"; inscr. b. "Ardet amans scopuloque sedens Polyphemus acuto ad numerum inflatis calamis dat sibila cantu suspira ridet amantis"; inscr. b. "Jo Jacop de rubel formis Romae ad templ. S. Mariae pace cu privis pont"; inscr. t. "Hyanthus . . ." CRE AQUILA, Pietro; (Italian; 1650-1692) AFTER CARRACCI, Annibale; (Italian; 1560-1609) from a set of 24 prints and a frontispiece representing the celebrated frescos painted by A. Carracci in Cardinal Odoardo Farnese 's family palace. In recent years these frescoes have generally been regarded for the most part as a witty and joyous celebration of the classical gods in love. |
License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ |
Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow |
Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow |
Subjects: | LOVE : ALLEGORY : VOLUME : ESSEX : GALLERIA FARNESE : FRESCO : SET : GALATEA : POLIPHEMUS : NEREID : GIANT : SYRINX : DOLPHIN : AURA : CYCLOPS : METAMORPHOSIS : NUDE : |
Source: | Hunterian Museum |
Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow |
Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... |
Language: | en-GB |
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