ECL-Bn.13:61-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bn.13:61-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Statue: Atlas supporting the Globe
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
Bn. 13. 61-64 are catalogued together as all details of the same sculpture, The Farnese Atlas in the Naples Museo Nazionale
Description
Content (description)
Atlas crouches with his right knee resting on a pyramid. On his neck and shoulder he supports the globe, on which are astronomical symbols, and steadies it with both hands. A drape hangs to the ground from his right shoulder.
Content (object)
statue
Dimensions
height (actual size): 403mm
width (actual size): 293mm
width (actual size): 293mm
Inscription
Materials & techniques note
copper engraving on paper
Production
Person
Unknown (Engraver)