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Mythology & Putti

Mythology & Putti

      AFTER A WORK COPYING GIULIO ROMANO (ROME C. 1499-MANTUA 1546)

      A kneeling Faun, seen from behind

      c.1853-76

      Albumen print | 24.5 x 18.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851830

      A photograph of a drawing now in the Albertina, Vienna (inv. no.249). The authorship of the drawing is a matter of dispute, with some scholars ascribing it to Giulio Romano, and others viewing it as a copy after a lost study by the artist.

      This drawing features on the verso a study for a seated man, a photograph of which can be found at RCIN 854322.

      • Creator(s)

        After a work copying Giulio Romano (Rome c. 1499-Mantua 1546) (artist)

      • 24.5 x 18.3 cm (sheet of paper)

      • Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

      • Subject(s)
        • Language, Linguistics and Literature
          • Literature
            • Fiction
              • Tales & legends
                • Myths
        • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
          • Biological sciences
            • Zoology
              • Animals
                • Mythical creatures
                  • Fauns (mythical creatures)
        Object type(s)
          • visual works
            • photographs
      • Other number(s)

        Ruland p.136 D.LII.1

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