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Description: | IH, unbound s. on plate b. r. "Jas Basire sct. 1769"; inscr. on plate b. l. "Polidoro da Caravaggio delt."; inscr. on plate b. c. "In the Collection of Mr Nath. Hillier / CR edit."; inscr. verso c. in pencil "77 [circled]" CRE BASIRE, James; (English; 1730-1802) AFTER CARAVAGGIO, (Polidoro da); (Italian; 1499-1543) PUB ROGERS, Charles; (English; 1711-1784) This unbound volume is part of William Hunter's original bequest. Published by Charles Rogers (1711-1784), an eminent eighteenth century collector, it consists of 112 prints accompanied by introductory texts on the artists represented. It highlights the wealth of old master drawings held in contemporary private British collections and is among the most impressive art historical writings of 18th century England.
Polidoro's drawing belonged to the collector and dealer Nathaniel Hillier (1707-1783) who lent five drawings to Rogers' project and assisted him in selecting drawings for the publication. One of Raphael's students, Polidoro was a great inspiration to the artists of the Baroque. He was admired for his careful study of ancient classical art.
In this drawing, he tells the story of the birth of Jupiter, king of the Roman gods and son of Saturn and Ops. On the birth of each of his children, Saturn would destroy them by eating them. His sixth child was Jupiter whose mother was determined to save him from this fate. She ordered her attendants to make such noise with singing and clashing cymbals that Saturn would not hear the baby's cries and Jupiter would be safe. This is only drawing by Polidoro represented in the volume. | 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: | DRAWING : IMITATION : MYTHOLOGY : JUPITER : BIRTH : HUNTER VOLUME : GOD : CLASSICAL : CYMBALS : REPRODUCTIVE : | 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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