Unidentified
copyist after Pietro Aquila (1650–1692)
“Plate 12: Triumph of Bacchus and
Ariadne”, c1674, after Pietro Aquila’s engraving, after Annibale
Carracci’s (1560–1609) fresco
in the Farnese Gallery (west wing of the Palazzo Farnese), from the series of
24 engravings, “Galeriae Farnesianae Icones”, published in Rome by Giovanni
Giacomo de' Rossi (1627–1691).
Note that the
Smithsonian Libraries showcases Aquila’s print and its series in the larger
publication, “Galleria Dipinta nel Palazzo del Prencipe Panfilio”, after the
ceiling frescoes by Pietro da Cortona depicting the history of Aeneas in the
Palazzo Pamphili, Rome” (1690), involving prints by Carlo Cesi; the series of
prints by Pietro Aquila after Annibale Carracci in which this print features
begins on page 96 and this print is on page 126: https://archive.org/details/Galeriadipintan00Cesi/page/12/mode/1up;
https://library.si.edu/digital-library/book/galeriadipintan00cesi.
Etching with
engraving on laid paper, trimmed around the image borderline (with loss of the
writing edge and replenished restoration of the lower right corner) and backed
with a support sheet.
Size: (sheet) 19.7
x 35.7 cm.
The British
Museum offers the following description of Aquila’s print (not illust.):
“Plate 12:
Scene from the painted ceiling of the Farnese gallery, Rome: the triumph of
Bacchus and Ariadne; a boisterous procession led by drunken Silenus, riding on
an ass; To left, Bacchus and Ariadne seating on a cart, Ariadne seen crowned by
a putto flying overhead; several drunken figures surrounding the cart,
including Maenads, Satyrs and putti; 1674 Etching with some engraving”
(https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1896-1118-114-15)
See also the
descriptions at the Hamburger Kunsthalle and the National Gallery of Victoria
(Australia):
https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/work/34372/.
Condition: a well-printed
impression, trimmed around the image borderline with loss of the writing edge
and a significant replenished lower right corner, but
without significant stains or foxing, and laid onto a support of archival
(millennium quality) washi paper.
I am selling
this jewel-like engraved scene of mythological figures (after Aquila’s design) that
translates a section of Annibale Carracci’s fresco ceiling in the Farnese
Gallery into line, for AU$269 (currently US$197.59/EUR166.43/GBP142.07 at the
time of this listing) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world,
but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries.
If you are
interested in purchasing this very beautiful engraving (after Aquila’s design),
please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal
invoice to make the payment easy.
This print has been sold
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