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Drawing

ca. 1500-1560 (made)
Artist/Maker
Bandinelli, Baccio (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

Bacchus, with a leopard. Bacchus holding a bunch of grapes in his right hand; Pen and bistre, slightly washed with Indian ink.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Pen and bistre, slightly washed with Indian ink
Pen
Bistre
Indian Ink
Drawing
Wash
Brief description
Drawing, Bacchus with a leopard attributed to Baccio Bandinelli, Florentine school, 16th century
Physical description
Bacchus, with a leopard. Bacchus holding a bunch of grapes in his right hand; Pen and bistre, slightly washed with Indian ink.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.7in
  • Width: 10.3in
Original measurement of object converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Style
Florentine School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
Collections - Padre Restà and Pierre Jean Mariette.
Subjects depicted
Grapes
Leopard
Bacchus
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings. Volume I. 14th-16th century, London, 1979, p. 32 The following is the full text of the entry: BANDINELLI, BACCIO Bartolommeo Bandinelli (1493-1560) 30 Bacchus and a seated panther Inscribed '27' and in a tablet on the mount 'Bandinelli, Baccio Filius' Pen and ink with slight wash 16 ¾ x 10 ¼ (425 x 260) Dyce 158 PROVENANCE P. J. Mariette (Lugt 1852); Count Moritz von Fries (Lugt 2903); Dyce Bequest 1869 LITERATURE Dyce Catalogue no. 158 (as by Baccio Bandinelli) Since neither Baccio’s father nor either of his sons was named Baccio, it is not clear who is meant by Baccio Bandinelli Filius. Presumably Baccio himself, who was the son of a well known goldsmith Michelangelo. It would be odd to refer to Clemente or the younger Michelangelo, Baccio’s two sons, in this oblique way. Though Mariette’s mark is on the drawing and the mount is of the blue shade he used, the inscription is not characteristically written or framed and may have been added by another collector.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.158

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Record createdOctober 6, 2009
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