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Description: | Ant s. b.r. "Petrus Aquila delin et sculp."; inscr. b.l. "Annibal Carraccius pinx in Aedibus Farnesianis"; inscr. b. "Jo Jacobus de Rubeis formis Romae ad templ. s. Mariae de pace cu priv. s. pont"; inscr. b.l. "finius mente firens connubia caedibus implet hospitis inuisi surgit danaeius heros"; inscr. b.r. "Attolensque manu lethales gorgonis angues in silicem versos saxo compescuit hostes"; inscr. b.r. "4" 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: | METAMORPHOSIS : PHINEUS : PERSEUS : MYTHOLOGY : MEDUSA'S HEAD : WEDDING BANQUET : BATTLE : VOLUME : ESSEX : GALLERIA FARNESE : FRESCO : SET : 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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