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Secondo Intermedio dove si vide armarsi l'Inferno per far vendetta di Circe contro Tirreno

Print
c.1616 (etched)
Artist/Maker
Callot, Jacques (etcher)
Place of origin
Europe (etched)

Print entitled 'Secondo Intermedio dove si vide armarsi l'Inferno per far vendetta di Circe contro Tirreno', or 'Second Act where Hell was seen taking arms to avenge Circe against Tirreno'. Etched by Jacques Callot.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Entertainment & Leisure
Object type
Print
TitleSecondo Intermedio dove si vide armarsi l'Inferno per far vendetta di Circe contro Tirreno (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
etching
Printing Ink
Paper
Print-Making
Etching (Printing Process)
Brief description
The second act of the Veglia sella Liberazione di Tirreno, shown in the Comedy Hall of the Duke of Tuscany during the carnival of 1616. Showing Hell taking arms to avenge Circe against Tirreno. Etching by Jacques Callot, ca.1616. Harry Beard Collection
Physical description
Etching entitled 'Secondo Intermedio dove si vide armarsi l'Inferno per far vendetta di Circe contro Tirreno', or 'Second Act where Hell was seen taking arms to avenge Circe against Tirreno'. This print represents an interlude or act at a carnival of the Grand Duke.
Dimensions
  • Print size height: 20.6cm
  • Print size width: 28.7cm
  • Total including mount height: 25cm
  • Total including mount width: 33.3cm
Summary
Print entitled 'Secondo Intermedio dove si vide armarsi l'Inferno per far vendetta di Circe contro Tirreno', or 'Second Act where Hell was seen taking arms to avenge Circe against Tirreno'. Etched by Jacques Callot.
Associated objects
Other number
F.83-12 - H Beard collection numbering
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1832-2009

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Record createdFebruary 5, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O186394/secondo-intermedio-dove-si-vide-print-callot-jacques/
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