ECL-Bn.5:50-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bn.5:50-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Painting: A whole wall
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
Bn 5. 49-66 is a long series of paintings numbered vi-23 (x omitted).
Other number
Ashby ETON II No. 50 (vii)
Description
Content (description)
A whole wall. In centre under a shell niche on a blue ground Hercules seated with club to right: on left a female figure leaning against a round altar holding a sheep's head to left, with yellow chiton, red himation, blue underskirt: to left is Athena with yellow himation and underskirt, rose robe: to right a female figure in yellow over red. A vase in the centre over the shell niche. On each side of the curved pediment of the shell niche is a seated nude male figure, with a smoking altar in front of him: on the right is a statue of Minerva with helmet, shield and spear (round the spear a serpent is twined) and on the left a draped female figure (Ceres?) with a torch in the right hand.
Content (object)
painting
Content (note)
Dimensions
height (actual size): 330mm
width (actual size): 358mm
width (actual size): 358mm
Dimension note
Ashby gives the dimensions as 310 x 290
The actual drawing on the page measures 288mm x 312mm
The actual drawing on the page measures 288mm x 312mm
Inscription
Bartoli Villa Hadriani written in ink on the back of the drawing
VII written in ink below the drawing lower right
VII written in ink below the drawing lower right
Materials & techniques note
watercolour on paper
Production
Person
Bartoli, Francesco, 1675? - 1730? (Artist)
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• Ashby (p. 26 )
• Engelmann (Eng. T. ix. 2 (Cors. 83) 'Pittura antica discouerta nel Celio nella Villa Casali l'anno 1706'.)
• Engelmann (Eng. T. ix. 2 (Cors. 83) 'Pittura antica discouerta nel Celio nella Villa Casali l'anno 1706'.)