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English: Drawing, Decorative Motifs, 1810   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Drawing, Decorative Motifs, 1810
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English: Horizontal rectangle. Left row: above, the right side of the statue of a displayed eagle supporting a bust with the point of his wing. Center: two satyrs supporting a bowl or a table. Below: graphite sketch of a siren and a sphinx. Second row: above, a lion, recumbent, upon a base. Below, a monument: a bust with a garland, standing upon a high pedestal upon the steps; below are the tools of a painter, and a lyre. Central row, above: below a light glory stands an urn with the inscription: "D. M M / T TASSO / 1595," in front of a lowered torch crossed by a scythe with a laurel wreath. Attributes of fame and poetry are on the ground. Below is a cloth with the inscription, first written in graphite, then written over it in ink: "QUAM RAPUIT INVIDA MORS / RESTITUTA." Center: a sarcophagus. Below: at left a pitcher in the shape of a sitting bearded man with a tail as a handle; at right: a pedestal supported by four crouching animals, decorated with a bird above a festoon. Fourth row: a threatrical mask. Fifth and sixth row: above, two Venus statues; below, another one kneeling, and the representation of a fight between one man with a sword and men partly covered by stones.
Date 1810
date QS:P571,+1810-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor, graphite on paper
Dimensions H x W: 20.8 × 32.9 cm (8 3/16 × 12 15/16 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1938-88-516
Credit line Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Inscriptions Watermark: fleur-de-lys; "G" below, at left
Notes
  • Type: Drawing
  • Inscribed: Inscribed in graphite and pen and ink, verso: Maison de Campagne de Solimens située près du Vesuve / de la partie d'Ottagano; in pen and ink, upper right corner: 117
  • Country: Italy
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