Plaquette
1590-1610 (made)
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This plaquette depicting a Bacchanalian scene was probably made by Jakob Cornelisz Cobaert (active 1568-1615) in Rome, in about 1590-1610. This was made after a design by Guglielmo della Porta 9active 1531-1577).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Bronze plaquette depicting a Bacchanalian scene, probably by J C Cobaert, Italo-Flemish, 1590-1610 |
| Physical description | Bronze plaquette depicting a Bacchanalian scene. The drunken Silenus mounted on an ass enters from the right supported and accompanied by followers and musicians; a satyr in the middle foreground tethers his ass to a tree. In the left foreground a bearded man raises the skirt of a protesting nymph. The middle and far distance are filled with undraped and partially draped nymphs pursued by Silenus' followers. |
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| Credit line | Purchased by the John Webb Trust |
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| Summary | This plaquette depicting a Bacchanalian scene was probably made by Jakob Cornelisz Cobaert (active 1568-1615) in Rome, in about 1590-1610. This was made after a design by Guglielmo della Porta 9active 1531-1577). |
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| Accession number | A.13-1929 |
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| Record created | November 3, 2004 |
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