ECL-Bn.2:6/1-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bn.2:6/1-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Sarcophagus: rape of Proserpine
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
From the Palazzo Barberini
Was Fa 2 no. 212
Bn 2 6.1 and 6.2 are catalogued together being continuous drawings of the same sarcophagus
Was Fa 2 no. 212
Bn 2 6.1 and 6.2 are catalogued together being continuous drawings of the same sarcophagus
Other number
Fa 3 no. 212
Description
Content (description)
Hermes leads the way as Pluto carries Proserpine off to right in a quadriga and a putto flies above the horses. Draped Tellus with a billow of drapery over her head and flowers on her lap reclines beneath the horses' hooves. To left of centre are three agitated figures: Athena with her aegis, helmet and round shield, rises from a seat, while two other females gesture. On far left Ceres, draped and with her head covered, stands in a chariot drawn by two winged serpents and brandishes a torch. A winged female, who holds out a billow of drapery, flies by her side to right in the background. A vase lies on the ground in front of the serpent and flowers spill from it.
Content (object)
drawing
Dimensions
height (actual size): 412mm
width (actual size): 548mm
width (actual size): 548mm
Inscription
Campiglia Palazzo Barberini No. 212 written in ink on the back of the drawing
Inscription description
B N 212 written in pencil on the front of the drawing lower left
1 A written in ink on the front of the drawing lower right, truncated
1 A written in ink on the front of the drawing lower right, truncated
Materials & techniques note
black lead pencil on paper
Production
Person
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• ASR (III.2 no. 373 (Palazzo Barberini))