Apollo and Nymphs in a Landscape with a Bust of Pan

1744

Francesco Fontebasso

Associated Names
Francesco Fontebasso

Artist, Venetian, 1709 - 1769

This is a drawing featuring multiple figures in a pastoral setting. One figure lies in the foreground, nude, on drapery or soft natural ground cover. In the midground to the right, a standing figure carries an amphora and gestures to the side. Behind, another person holds a child. To the left, an additional duo seems engaged or turning towards the central setting. The background is detailed with foliage and trees, creating a serene and naturalistic environment. The use of line work and shading provides depth and texture to the scene. The style reflects influences from classicism.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 28.6 x 39 cm (11 1/4 x 15 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 33.2 x 43.1 cm (13 1/16 x 16 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.58.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme 1906, no. 4

  • Series Title

    Varii Baccanali et Istorie

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Prouté, Paris; purchased 1994 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1906

  • Vesme, Alexandre de (Baudi di Vesme, Alessandro). Le peintre-graveur italien; ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de Bartsch. Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, 1906.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left in graphite: 65

Wikidata ID

Q75125358

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