The Setting of the Sun with Chariots of Apollo and Diana

Adamo Scultori after Giulio Romano

Associated Names
Adamo Scultori

Artist, Italian, c. 1530 - 1585

Giulio Romano

Artist After, Roman, 1499 - 1546

This is a drawing of a scene featuring a dynamic chariot being pulled by two powerful horses. The horses have intense musculature and flowing manes, conveying a sense of movement and energy. The chariot is ornately designed, and light emanates around it, creating an aura of energy and drama. Above the chariot, rays of light come from a circular celestial form, adding a radiant effect to the composition. The drawing uses intricate lines and shading techniques to enhance the drama and depth of the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet (cut to platemark): 53.7 x 23.9 cm (21 1/8 x 9 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.162.19

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bellini 1991, Vol. D, no. 73, State (as Diana)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ray Livingston Murphy. (P. & D. Colnaghi & Co, Ltd., London); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased July 14, 1986; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 19.

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

1991

  • Bellini, Paolo. L'opera incisa di Adamo e Diana Scultori, Milan, 1991.

Wikidata ID

Q76335023

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