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ECL-Bn.6:50-2013

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Object number

ECL-Bn.6:50-2013

Object type

Identification

Title

Mosaic Pavement: Bacchus on a donkey

Title Type

assigned by cataloguer

Other number

Ashby ETON III 50

Description

Content (description)

Mosaic pavement, black on white: Bacchus on a donkey goes to right. Plinth with urn behind him. Birds on grape vines surround him and at top and bottom a plinth with urn.

Content (object)

mosaic

Content (note)



Dimensions

height (actual size): 375mm
width (actual size): 397mm

Dimension note

Ashby gives the dimensions as 304 square
The actual painting on the page measures 322mm x 326mm

Inscription

Pavimento di Bacco del Palazzo di Augusto written in ink on the back of the painting
R.T. III written in pencil on the back of the drawing.
Fran.co. Bartoli written within the frame lower edge






Materials & techniques note

watercolour on paper

Production

Date

c.1710-1730

History and association

Previous ownership

References

• Ashby (p.37 A forgery according to Wilpert. see also: Michel, S. Costanza)
• Engelmann (Caylus f. 70 (Paris Cab. des Est. G d. 2 No. 3871 sqq., cited by Lanciani 168 ); )
• Michaelis (Holk.ii. 25)
• Lanciani (168)
• Muntz (Rev. Arch. (Dec. 1876) p. 406 reproduced in L'Arte, 1904, 460)
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