A statue of Attis, front and back views, showing male genitals and female breasts. Engraving, 1669.

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1669
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29286i
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A statue of Attis, front and back views, showing male genitals and female breasts. Engraving, 1669. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Previous title, replaced January 2024 : An hermaphrodite, front and back view, wearing a loose costume. Engraving, c.1690.

Description

Apparently the figure of Attis referred to by Pignoria. loc. cit. as shown in his edition of Cartari

Publication/Creation

1669

Physical description

1 print : engraving, with etching ; image and border 14.8 x 12.3 cm

References note

M. J. Vermaseren, 'The legend of Attis in Greek and Roman art', Leiden 1966, pl. XXXIII.4 and p. 52 note 2 [bis] ("a bronze from Tournai, now lost … The piece was originally in the posssession of Dionysius Villers, canon at Tournai. See pl. XXXIII.4")

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Wellcome Collection 29286i

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