Print

Physical description

Fauns, satyrs, and bacchantes offering a sacrifice to Priapus; From a design by Giulio Romano; The composition taken from an antique bas-relief; Print on paper.

Place of Origin

Italy (made)

Date

ca. 1532-35 (made)

Artist/maker

Maître au Dé (printmaker)
Romano, Giulio, born 1499 - died 1546 (from a design by, artist)

Materials and Techniques

print on paper

Object history note

From a design by Giulio Romano. The composition taken from an antique bas-relief.

Descriptive line

Fauns, satyrs, and bacchantes offering a sacrifice to Priapus; From a design by Giulio Romano; The composition taken from an antique bas-relief; By 'Maître au Dé'; Italy; ca. 1532-35.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1874.
The full text of the entry is as follows:

'ITALIAN SCHOOL.
...
MAÎTRE AU DÉ.
Probably a native of Venice.
A scholar of Marc Antonio, whose name is unknown, working 1532-1535.
...
FAUNS, SATYRS, and BACCHANTES offering a sacrifice to Priapus; from a design by Giulio Romano. The composition taken from an antique bas-relief. B.27. 1130.

A duplicate of the last mentioned. 1131

Reversed Copy of the same, inscribed “Petri de Nobilibus Formis” in the margin at the bottom on the left. 1132'

[The letter B., and the numbers accompanying it, refer to Adam von Bartsch's Peinter-Graveur.]

Production Note

'Maître au Dé' was a scholar of Marcantonio Raimondi, whose name is unknown.

Materials

Paper; Printing ink

Techniques

Printing

Subjects depicted

Satyrs; Sacrifice; Fauns; Maenads

Categories

Prints

Collection code

PDP