The statue of the River Nile in the Vatican. Engraving by C. Randon, 16--.
- Date:
- [between 1660 and 1680?]
- Reference:
- 2928364i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
"The numerous prints of the Nile which testify to the esteem with which it was regarded are also often misleading because the putti are either depicted intact or altogether removed. In reality, these putti existed only as broken fragments ... until repaired by Gaspare Sibilla (a commission given to him by Pope Clement XIV shortly before his death in 1774)"--Haskell & Penny, loc. cit. Here they are removed
Publication/Creation
[Italy] : [publisher not identified], [between 1660 and 1680?]
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; image and border 18.4 x 32.7 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Statua del Nilo col cornucopia nella destra, e con la sfinge a lato che ha la faccia di fanciullo sino alle mammelle e il resto del corpo di leone per figurar l'Egitto, ove si finge ch'ella nascesse. Hesiod. in Theogon. Negl'orti Vaticani. C. Randon sculpsit.
References note
F. Haskell and N. Penny, Taste and the antique, the lure of classical sculpture 1500-1900, New Haven and London 1981, pp. 272-273, no. 65
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2928364i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores