ECL-Bm.10:64-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bm.10:64-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Sarcophagus: putti racing in circus
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
Was Fa 2 no. 7
Bm 10. 64 and 65 are catalogued together being continuation drawings of the same sarcophagus
Bm 10. 64 and 65 are catalogued together being continuation drawings of the same sarcophagus
Other number
Fa 3 no. 7
Description
Content (description)
Four chariots race to right. A putto lies beneath the horses of the second chariot, while one of the horses of the third is sinking to the ground and a putto sits on the ground to left. An amphora lies on the ground beneath the horses of the last group. The spina is shown in the background with the metae at each end, the ova and a palm tree on far right.
Content (object)
drawing
Dimensions
height (actual size): 420mm
width (actual size): 620mm
width (actual size): 620mm
Inscription
Galleria di S.A.R. No.7 written in ink on the back of the drawing
Materials & techniques note
black lead pencil on paper
Production
Person
Unknown (Artist)
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• Mansuelli (I no. 239)
