ECL-Bm.5:35-2012
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bm.5:35-2012
Object type
Identification
Title
Relief: fight between Apollo and Hercules for the tripod
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
In Sampson catalogue: 'Velletri, Palazzo Ginetti' Although this is not written in full on the drawing.
Palazzo Ginetti in Velletri
Fa 3 no. 86 (formerly Fa 2 no. 86)
Palazzo Ginetti in Velletri
Fa 3 no. 86 (formerly Fa 2 no. 86)
Other number
Fa 3 no. 86
Description
Content (description)
Archaistic drawing showing Hercules on left with the lion skin over his head, and holding his bow and club. He holds a leg of the tripod, but Apollo on right is grasping its top. Apollo holds a bow, his hair is tied up with a fillet and a drape falls from his arms. An omphalus with three fillets on top lies on the ground between them.
Content (object)
relief
Dimensions
height (actual size): 480mm
width (actual size): 373mm
width (actual size): 373mm
Inscription
Velletri N. 86 written on the front of the drawing
Materials & techniques note
red chalk on paper
Production
Person
Unknown (Artist)
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
