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The Triumph of Bacchus and Silenus c.1534-70
Engraving | 86.3 x 33.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851824
After Cornelius Bos (c. 1510-before 1566)
The Triumph of Bacchus and Silenus c.1534-70
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An engraving on 2-joined sheets of paper. This print is a copy (in reverse) of a plate engraved by Cornelis Bos dated 1543 (RCIN 851822), the original source of which is still a matter of dispute. Some scholars have suggested that it may be based on a drawing by Maarten van Heemskerck (Schelé 1965, pp.126 ff; New Hollstein, van Heemskerck, no.507), whereas others think it may derive from a design by Giulio Romano inspired by the Antique (Massari 1993, under no.203). The present print, signed with a false monogram of Marcantonio Raimondi (lower left centre, MAF) and crediting Raphael as the inventor of the composition (lower right centre, R.V.I.), is hitherto undescribed.
Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Medium and techniques
Engraving
Measurements
86.3 x 33.0 cm (sheet of paper)
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Bibliographic reference(s)
Schéle : Schéle, S., 1965. Cornelis Bos; a study of the origins of the Netherland grotesque, Stockholm pp.126 ff
Lise : Lise, G. 'Un'incisione del Baccanale di Marten Heemskerck', in 'Rassegna di Studi e Notizie', 1973. pp.143-9
Massari 1993 : Massari, S, 1993. Giulio Romano pinxit et delineavit : Opere grafiche autografe di collaborazione e bottega, Rome pp.218-221
