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Description: | IH s. on -late b. r. "F Bartolozzi Sculp in Londra"; inscr. on plate b. l. "Carlo Cignani inv"; inscr. verso in pencil c. "61 [circled]" CRE BARTOLOZZI, Francesco; (Italian; 1725-1815) AFTER CIGNANI, Carlo; (Italian; 1628-1719) PUB DALTON, Richard (English; 1715-1791) This print is one of a set of 16 by Bartolozzi from William Hunter's bequest. In 1764 Bartolozzi, hailed as Italy's best engraver, had come to England to work for Richard Dalton, Librarian to George III, on a series of 82 prints after drawings by Guercino from the Royal Collection. Following this, Bartolozzi produced a further 33 prints after drawings by other Italian masters, of which this is one. Dalton published these in small sets over the next five years.
Carlo Cignani was a leading figure in the late 17th century Bolognese School and his work is sometimes considered to mark the final phase of a great era in Bolognese painting. Fauns and satyrs were spirits of the wood and mountain from Roman and Greek mythology who, by the Renaissance, personified lust. They were frequently represented playing music, which they used to charm the nymphs. These and other classical figures such as putti, often featured in decorative drawings without narrative (see Glaha 8953 and 8964). | 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: | FAUN : SATYR : MUSIC : DRAWING : IMITATION : PAN : CLASSICAL : HUNTER VOLUME : BAROQUE : BOLOGNA : WINDSOR : ROYAL COLLECTION : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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