ECL-Bn.2:29/1-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bn.2:29/1-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Sarcophagus: putti hold portrait roundel
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
From the Palazzo Barberini
Was Fa 2 no.159
Bn 29.1, 30.2 and 31.3 are catalogued together being drawings of different views of the same sarcophagus
Was Fa 2 no.159
Bn 29.1, 30.2 and 31.3 are catalogued together being drawings of different views of the same sarcophagus
Other number
Fa 3 no. 159
Description
Content (description)
29: front. Two putti, with cloaks round their necks and flying behind them, fly to centre where they hold a roundel. In it is the bust of a man holding a roll and turning his head to his right. On left and right a putto with a cloak flowing behind him moves outwards but turns to look towards the centre. Each holds up a small animal as a hound leaps against him in an effort to reach it. The putto on left holds a pine branch in his outer hand (this part is missing of the right putto). Beneath the flying putti recline two figures with their backs to the centre, on left a half-draped female with a vine cluster in her lap and a cow at her feet, on right a half-draped male with a sea-monster among waves at his feet. They both turn to look at the scene between them, where two putti paddle a small boat over waves. On the top border over the roundel is the inscription PALLADI DULCIS.
30: right side. A nude putto bends to a clump of corn on left. On right is a pine tree, from which hang a bow and a quiver.
31: left side. A male wearing a short tunic and boots, with a vine wreath on his head, bends to a tall basket of fruit on right.
30: right side. A nude putto bends to a clump of corn on left. On right is a pine tree, from which hang a bow and a quiver.
31: left side. A male wearing a short tunic and boots, with a vine wreath on his head, bends to a tall basket of fruit on right.
Content (object)
drawing
Dimensions
height (actual size): 477mm
width (actual size): 738mm
width (actual size): 738mm
Inscription
Ciferri Palazzo Barberini No. 159 written in ink on the back of the drawing
Inscription description
D 159 written in red pencil on the front of the drawing lower left
Materials & techniques note
red chalk on paper
Production
Person
Ciferri, Bernardino (Artist)
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
