ECL-Bm.1:84-2012
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bm.1:84-2012
Object type
Identification
Title
Sarcophagus: two putti hold roundel; Ganymede and eagle below.
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Content (description)
Two winged putti fly to centre and hold up roundel in which is portrait of dead man holding a roll. Beneath the roundel recline a water nymph and a river god, and between them is an eagle with a putto-like Ganymede. Far left is a tree, and at its foot a snake entwined round a rod (?).
Content (object)
drawing
Dimensions
height (actual size): 501mm
width (actual size): 777mm
width (actual size): 777mm
Inscription
Villa Borghese. Terza facciata. Ritratto sostenuto da due amorini.
Materials & techniques note
black lead pencil on paper
Production
Person
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• Montelatici (172)
• Louvre (Ma 1628)
• RS (I ; 71.3)
• Louvre (Ma 1628)
• RS (I ; 71.3)
