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Mythology & Putti

Mythology & Putti

      GIULIO DI ANTONIO BONASONE (C. 1498-C. 1580)

      Two Satyrs leading Silenus to King Midas

      c.1520-70

      Engraving | 14.2 x 22.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851820

      An engraving after a design which Bartsch suggested may be by Bonasone himself. Signed at lower centre within image: I. BONAHSO F.

      • Creator(s)

        Giulio di Antonio Bonasone (c. 1498-c. 1580) (engraver)

      • 14.2 x 22.0 cm (sheet of paper)

      • Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

      • Subject(s)
        • Language, Linguistics and Literature
          • Literature
            • Fiction
              • Tales & legends
                • Myths
        • Religion & Theology
          • Religions and faiths
            • Religions of antiquity
              • Classical mythology
                • Silenus
                • Midas
        • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
          • Biological sciences
            • Zoology
              • Animals
                • Mythical creatures
                  • Satyrs
        Object type(s)
          • visual works
            • prints
      • Other number(s)

        Ruland p.135 D.XLVII.1

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